Text Features & Organizational Patterns

This type of writing considers similarities and differences.

• description
• compare & contrast
• order & sequence
• cause & effect

Tags

CCSS.RI.4.6

CCSS.RL.4.6

CCSS.RL.4.9

In this type of writing, the reader will see words/phrases such as because, as a result of, and due to.

• cause & effect
• problem & solution
• order & sequence
• compare & contrast

Tags

CCSS.RI.4.5

In this type of writing the reader will find words/phrases such as a problem is, solve,or solution.

• cause & effect
• problem & solution
• order & sequence
• compare & contrast

This type of writing gives information step-by-step.

• cause & effect
• problem & solution
• order & sequence 
• compare & contrast

Tags

CCSS.RI.4.3

CCSS.RI.4.5

CCSS.W.4.3A

This type of writing is usually in chronological order.

• cause & effect
• problem & solution
• order & sequence
• compare & contrast

Tags

CCSS.RI.4.5

CCSS.W.4.3A

Every morning, I wake up at about 7:00 AM. The first thing I do is make my bed and pick out the clothes I’m going to wear. Then, I brush my teeth and take a shower. After my shower, I dry my hair and get dressed.

• description

• compare & contrast

• order & sequence

• problem & solution

Tags

CCSS.W.7.3A

While oranges and lemons are both citrus fruits that grow on trees, they are different colors and have very different tastes.

• description

• compare & contrast

• order & sequence

• problem & solution

Tags

CCSS.RI.4.6

Definition: Information is arranged by time - the order in which events occurred - first to last.

• Spatial

• Order of Importance

• Problem/Solution

• Chronological

Tags

CCSS.RI.4.5

Definition: Similarities or differences of two or more things are presented

• Problem/Solution

• Order of Importance

• Chronological Order

• Compare/Contrast

Tags

CCSS.RI.4.6

CCSS.RL.4.6

CCSS.RL.4.9

Definition: This organizational patterns depicts why something happens (which is presented first) and then the elaborates with the results

• Order of Importance

• Compare/Contrast

• Cause and Effect

• Classification or Topical Order

Tags

CCSS.RI.4.5