Text Structure
This structure uses words like first, next, then, and finally to show the order of events.
What is Sequence (or Chronological Order)?
If a character in the story is telling it and uses the word "I," it is this point of view.
What is First Person?
An author writes a funny story about a talking dog for this purpose.
What is to Entertain?
This is the name of the book found on the front cover?
What is the Title?
If a book explains why a volcano erupted and what happened afterward, it uses this structure
What is Cause and Effect?
In this point of view, a narrator outside the story tells it using words like he, she, or they.
What is Third Person?
A book filled with facts, maps, and diagrams about the Solar System is written for this purpose.
What is to Inform?
These are words written in dark, thick ink to show they are important vocabulary words.
What is Bold Print?
This structure tells how two things are the same and how they are different.
What is Compare and Contrast?
This is the person who is telling the story.
Who is the Narrator?
An author who writes a letter trying to get the principal to allow extra recess is doing this.
What is to Persuade?
This feature is a drawing with labels that points out the different parts of an object, like the parts of an insect.
What is a Diagram?
In this structure, the author tells you about a "hiccup" or trouble and then how to fix it.
What is Problem and Solution?
In a story about a soccer game, the goalie thinks the sun is too bright, but the striker thinks the weather is perfect. This shows they have different ________.
What are Points of View?
This "P" word means the author wants to talk you into believing or doing something.
What is Persuade?
This feature shows a list of events in the order they happened along a long line.
What is a Timeline?
This structure gives details, characteristics, and examples to help you "see" a topic in your mind.
What is Description?
True or False: If a story is in Third Person, the narrator is one of the characters in the book.
What is False?
A recipe that tells you exactly how to bake a chocolate cake is written for this purpose.
What is to Explain (or Inform)?
This is a small box of extra information or "fun facts" found on the side of a main article.
What is a Sidebar (or Fact Box)?