Informational Text Structures

Front

Text structure for characteristics and qualities

Back

Description

Front

Text structure for similarities and differences

Back

Compare & Contrast

Front

Text structure: Event and reason

Back

Cause & Effect

Front

Text structure for chronology or order

Back

Sequence

Front

Text structure for presenting a problem and solutions

Back

Problem & Solution

Front

Signal words: as a result, since, then, due to

Back

Text structure: Cause & Effect

Front

Text structure keywords: like, similar, both, different, while

Back

Compare & Contrast

Front

Signal words: before, after, first, second

Back

Text structure: Sequence

Front

Text structure keywords: issue, dilemma, solved, solution

Back

Problem & Solution

Front

Method of organizing information

Back

Text Structure