Text structures

Which text structure tells what happened and explains why it happened?

• Compare and Contrast

• Cause and Effect

• Main Idea and Details

• Problem and Solution

Which text structure tells about events in time order?

• Main Idea and Details

• Cause and Effect

• Compare and Contrast

• Sequence

Which text structure explains an issue and gives us ways to fix it?

• Problem and Solution

• Compare and Contrast

• Cause and Effect

• Chronological

Which text structure tells how things are alike and different?

• Cause and Effect

• Chronological

• Problem and Solution

• Compare and Contrast

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

• sequence or chronological order

• problem & solution

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

• description

• compare & contrast

• sequence or chronological order

• problem & solution

Ice-cream is a delicious frozen treat that comes in a many different colors and flavors.  Two of my favorite flavors are strawberry and chocolate.  Though both of these flavors are delicious, strawberry may contain pieces of fruit while chocolate usually will not.  Even though more chocolate ice-cream is sold across the country annually than strawberry, each flavor tastes great inside of a milk shake. 

• Cause and Effect
• Sequence order

• Problem solution
• Compare/Contrast

Wild chimpanzees are rapidly disappearing. Some people are trying to solve this problem. Otherwise, chimpanzees may one day exist only in zoos. People are trying to save the rain forests and woodlands where the chimps live from being cut down. It will take many people working together to solve this problem

• Compare/Contrast
• Sequence order

• Problem/Solution
• Sequence/Order of Importance

Look down at your feet. Are you wearing shoes? Why? People wear shoes many reasons. The first and most important reason is to protect their feet. Shoes keep people from hurting their feet while walking on rough surfaces, but this isn’t the only reason why people wear shoes. Some people wear special shoes that are designed to help them play a game, like bowling shoes or soccer cleats. Some people wear expensive designer shoes so that they appear fashionable and feel good about themselves. And a lot of other people like my dad wear shoes so that their feet won’t stink up the room.

• Problem/Solution
• Cause/Effect
• Compare/Contrast
• Chronological

If you were writing a paragraph explaining the steps needed to learn how to ride a bike, what text structure would you use?

• Compare and Contrast

• Problem and Solution

• Sequence or Chronological Order

• Cause and Effect