Text Structure Time
This text structure explains how one event leads to another.
What is cause and effect?
Some people confuse this with cause and effect.
What is problem and solution?
Is an earthquake constructive or destructive?
Destructive! It shakes and breaks the ground.
This is the main cause of erosion.
a. Volcanoes
b. pollution
c. wind, water, and ice
d. earthquakes
c. wind, water, and ice
This is used to show events in a time order.
What is sequence?
A passage compares two natural disasters. What text structure is it using?
What is compare and contrast?
An article title "How Hurricanes Shape Coastlines" would most likely use which text structure?
a. Sequence
b. Cause & Effect
c. Compare & Contrast
d. Descriptive
b. Cause and Effect
Is a delta formed by constructive or destructive forces?
Constructive – It builds up new land where a river meets an ocean.
Deposition is the effect of which two processes?
What is weathering & erosion?
This process breaks down rocks into smaller pieces over time.
What is weathering?
Why do authors use sequence text structure when writing about landform formation?
To show the step-by-step process of change.
List the 5 text structures.
Description
Sequence
Cause & Effect
Compare & Contrast
Problem & Solution
Is a volcano an example of a constructive or destructive force?
Trick question! It can be both! It destroys land but also creates new rock.
How is a Canyon formed?
It was carved by a river through EROSION.
This is the “skeleton” that gives a “shape” to a text.
What is text structure?
If a text explains a problem and offers a solution, what structure is it using?
What is problem and solution?
I went to the grocery store after I made my shopping list. Which word shows the transition between the events that occurred?
What is after?
Which event is an example of a destructive force?
a. A river carrying sediments downstream
b. A glacier forming a valley
c. A volcano forming an island
d. A flood washing away soil
d. A flood washing away soil
How does deposition change Earth's surface?
a. It breaks rocks into smaller pieces.
b. It moves rocks from one place to another.
c. It builds up new landforms by dropping sediments.
d. it causes earthquakes and landslides.
c. It builds up new landforms by dropping sediments.
This is the process of dropping material by water, wind or glaciers.
What is deposition?
Read this passage: “Over millions of years, the Colorado River carved the Grand Canyon. The rushing water carried away sediment, deepening the canyon.” What text structure is being used?
What is cause and effect?
This is used to organize information when planning your writing
What is a graphic organizer?
These are the three main destructive forces that change the earth's surface.
What are weathering, erosion, and deposition?
Chemical weathering can create a limestone cave. True or False?
True
After a glacier melts, it leaves behind piles of rocks and debris. What are these called?
What are moraines?