Text Structure
Text Features
Text Structure Varieties
Argumentative Writing
Argumentative Writing
100

How the author organizes the information in a text in order to develop the central idea.

Text Structure

100

special, visual design elements that include headings, subheading, captions, and boldfaced type.

text features

100

here is the problem, here is the solution.

problem ---> solution

100

to guess a potential outcome based off of background knowledge, evidence, facts, and reasoning.

infer

100

help to support the authors claim.

support/evidence

200

to guess a potential outcome based off of background knowledge, evidence, facts, and reasoning.

Infer

200

title of the main article

heading

200

events arranged in order of events; timeline, recipes, ect.

chronological order

200

the reason for which the author writes; intended/desired result.


purpose

200

goes against the writer’s claim.

counterclaim/counterargument

300

the reason for which the author writes; intended/desired result.


Purpose

300

subsection of the heading about topics relating to the heading.

subheading

300

comparing the similarities and differences between two things.

compare and contrast

300

the text or speech that comes before and after a piece of text and helps to explain its meaning.

context

300

true and consistent; based on reason; able to accepted.

valid/validity 

400

the text or speech that comes before and after a piece of text and helps to explain its meaning.

context

400

description of the picture provided.

caption

400

the result of a situation happening.

cause and effect

400

reasons your opinion about the truth of something; an explanation of why you believe something should be done.

argument

400

proves to be consistent.

reliability

500

chronological, compare and contrast, cause and effect, classification, and sequential are what?

text structures

500

the main point/overall idea of the text.

main idea

500

 categorizing by qualities or characteristics.

classification/description

500

author’s position/purpose about what is being argued.

claim

500

the process of thinking about something in order to make a decision.

reasoning