Non-Fiction Text Structures

"It used to be that students through fifth grade could carry cellphones only with special permission. But over the years, an increasing number of parents wanted their elementary-age children to take phones to school. They often believe kids will be safer — walking home or in an emergency — with the device at the ready" (George 5).

What text structure is this?

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"Much of the call for paying athletes has come from the popularity of college football and basketball on television, and the money these sports produce. However, most of that money goes back to the universities. It supports both sports and academics" ( Kusler 7). What text structure is this?

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"It has a pair of teddy bear eyes, a button nose and a face that looks like a cross between a red panda and a sloth. The Javan slow loris may well be one of the cutest critters on the planet. But what we see as adorable, other animals may interpret as a dire warning" (Bittel 1). Which text structure is this?

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"Above the main sequence is the region where the red giant and supergiant stars are found. These stars have lower surface temperatures and higher luminosities, ranging from class I through class III. They are larger than main sequence stars" (Encyclopedia of Astronomy 5). What is the text structure?

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"Most people who play do not understand exactly why it works. "Spot It!" may be easy to play, but the math behind it is surprisingly complicated. Kirkman's problem and therefore the solution to "Spot It!" lives in the area of finite geometry. Most simply, the game is based on a math fact that two lines on an endless, flat surface will only cross at a single point" ( Smithsonian.com 4). Which text structure is this?

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Rules for a gesture drawing:

First: Look at your subject 75% of the time

Second: No erasing

Third: There are no mistakes

Fourth: Use your arm and shoulder more than your wrist

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"These new rules would change the foundation of the game, but baseball needs to catch up. Soccer is growing popular in the U.S. for a good reason: the running clock. Soccer games have constant action. There is a defined starting and ending point to a soccer game — they will always be about two hours long. Many people like the slow pace of baseball, and that it has no time limits. But there’s still a way to make it faster-paced" Use different perspectives to find both answers.

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"For example, our sun has a temperature of about 5,700 Kelvin. The unit of temperature measures how fast the tiny particles in each star move. The temperature means the sun is called a G2 star" (Encyclopedia of Astronomy).

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Hockey and Soccer are much the same and much different. Hockey and soccer are both a sport and both need gear. They are different because you kick a soccer ball and shoot a puck.

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In the U.S. there are many rules. For example in Delaware there are strict trick or treating rules. Also for instance in Topeka, Kansas it is illegal to throw snowballs.

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