Informational Text Structures and Features

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Text structure

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How the author chooses to organize the information in a text

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How does finding "signal words" in a passage help when looking at different text structures?

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They are words that indicate the purpose of the text and can improve your understanding.

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Signal words in a DESCRIPTIVE text structure?

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characteristics, it means, looks like, also, to illustrate, including

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Which signal words might you find in a PROBLEM/SOLUTION text structure?

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one reason for, solve, because, may be due to, a problem

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Which signal words might you find in a SEQUENCE/CHRONOLOGICAL text structure?

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first, next, last, before, after, dates and years

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Which signal words might you find in a CAUSE/EFFECT text structure?

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because, this is why, so, consequently, as a result, if...then

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Which signal words might you find in a COMPARE/CONTRAST text structure?

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however, on the other hand, similar to, different from