Text Structure

Definitions

100

the author states a problem and lists one or more possible solutions

What is problem and solution?

200

the author explains a topic, person, place, or thing by listing characteristics, examples, or features

What is description?

300

the author lists one or more causes and the results of it

What is cause and effect?

400

the author explains how two or more things are alike and how they are different

What is compare and contrast?

500

the author lists the items or events in chronological order or steps

What is order and sequence?

Vocabulary

100

tell how two or more things are alike

What is compare?

200

a resolution or fix; used to solve something

What is solution?

300

tell how two or more things are different

What is contrast?

400

an action or event that makes something else happen (the WHY)

What is cause?

500

what happens as a result of the cause (the WHAT)

What is an effect?

Signal Words

100

first, next, then, before, after, finally, following, dates, and times

What is sequence?

200

same as, similar, alike, as well as, also, both, instead of, on the other hand, different from, and as opposed to

What is compare and contrast?

300

problem is, question is, puzzle is, to solve this, and one answer is

What is problem and solution?

400

so, because, since, therefore, if/then, this led to, as a result, a reason why, may be due to, consequently, for this reason

What is cause and effect?

500

for instance, such as, an example, an illustration, characteristics

What is description?

Text Features

100

Words are slightly leaning to one side like this

What are italics?

200

Words are thick and black like this

What is BOLD TEXT?

300

This is the heading (or headings) that are under the main heading

What is SUBHEADING?

400

This tells definitions of specific words identified as vocabulary in a book.

What is a GLOSSARY?

500

These are decriptions under pictures, graphs, or tables that describe what is happening in them.

What are CAPTIONS?

Passages

100

To surprise her mother on her birthday, Samantha got up early and make coffee. First, she filled the pot with water. Then, she cleaned and replaced the filter. Next, she got fresh coffee, measured just the right amount, and poured it into the filter. Finally, she pressed the "on" button and within seconds, the aroma of the fresh-brewed coffee filled the house. 

What is ORDER AND SEQUENCE?

200

Willow Creek is very different from New York City. There are no tall skyscrapers in Willow Creek. All you can see are fields and sky. Instead of taxi cab horns and fire truck sirens, it is so quiet at night that you can hear the crickets chirping. Both cities can be very beautiful in their own ways, though!

What is COMPARE AND CONTRAST?

300

The music was blasting so loud, Marco thought his ears would burst. The stage was filled with bright blue laser beams and a shower of yellow and green paper streamers. All around him, the crowd was singing and dancing wildly. 

What is DESCRIPTION?

400

Joey lost his science book. He knew he would be in big trouble if he was unable to study for the final. What should he do? He thought for a few worried moments, and then thought of a solution to retrace his steps. He remembered putting the book in his backpack that morning. He had taken it out at school when his friend Kim asked to look something up. Now he remembered - Kim still had his book! 

What is PROBLEM AND SOLUTION?

500

Every spring, shortly after the tulips bloom, farmers in Holland go through the tulip fields and cut the blooms off the tulips. This seems strange, because it leaves a field full of green stems. As a result, it makes the colorful tulip blooms grow back even bigger and stronger later that spring. 

What is CAUSE AND EFFECT?