Text Structures
Helps the reader visualize a topic by describing is characteristics in detail.
Description
Examine and judge carefully.
Evaluate
Topic
Animal Intelligence
A true piece of information
Can be proven
Facts
The children's book the Three Little Pigs
Entertain
Identifies the ways that two things are alike and different.
Compare and Contrast
The process of using one or more of your senses to gather information.
Observing
In what paragraph did they talk about the difference between an animal being intelligent or just instinctive?
Paragraph 2
Specific instances that illustrate reasons or facts
Example
The United States seems to be in love with the idea of going out to eat. Because of this, a real variety of restaurants has come about specializing in all kinds of foods.McDonald's is the king of a subgroup of restaurants called fast-food restaurants. Chances are, no matter where you live, there is a McDonald's restaurant near you. There are even McDonalds in the Soviet Union. Now McDonald's is trying something new. It is called McDonald's Express and there is a test site in Peabody, Massachusetts. It is part of a Mobil gas station. This allows you to fill up with gas and fill up on food at the same time. What will they think of next?
Inform - Inform the reader of all of the McDonald’s around the world
Identifies the results of an event or the events that led to a result.
Cause and Effect
show, display
Exhibit
Text structure used in paragraph 7
Cause and Effect
Opinions from people who know the subject, such as scientists, teachers, etc.
Expert Opinion
A young girl’s note to her parents giving reasons why they should buy a puppy
Persuade
Expresses the pros and cons of a topic or situation
Advantages and Disadvantages
prove more powerful than opposing forces; be victorious
Prevailed
Author's Purpose
Inform
Inform readers about testing intelligence in animals
A brief story that illustrates an idea
Anecdote
A pamphlet urging people not to eat animals or use products made from animals or animal suffering because the author thinks that is cruel and unnecessary
Persuade
Breaks a topic into categories
Classification
A person or thing surviving from an earlier time
Holdover
Controlling Idea
Studying Animal intelligence is a difficult task
Facts in number form
Statistics
A cook book containing recipes for making cakes, cookies, and other desserts
Explain