Informational Text Structure

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This text structure uses a topic that is described by listing examples.

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Description

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This text structure shows how two or more things are alike and/or different.

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Compare and contrast

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This text structure tells about a conflict then gives some different ways to solve it.

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Problem and solution

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This text structure gives a reason for causing something to happen.

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Cause and effect

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This text structure describes events in order or tells the steps to do something.

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Order and sequence (chronological)

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These signal words go with what text structure: to solve this, one answer is, a dilemma, a question is.

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Problem and solution

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These signal words go with what text structure: same as, both, different, instead.

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Compare and contrast

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These signal words go with what text structure: first, next, then, before, finally.

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Order and sequence (chronological)

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These signal words go with what text structure: because, since, as a result, so.

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Cause and effect

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These signal words go with what text structure: for instance, to illustrate, an example, such as.

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Description