text structure games {HARD}

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The tiny ice cream shop around the corner from my house has the best ice cream in the city. When you walk inside, there is a long, silver counter with matching stools extending alongside the far wall. Right where the counter stops, there are comfy, red booths. There are lots of old-fashioned decor on the walls and silver napkin holders on all the polished tables. My favorite part of the shop is behind the counter, where they keep all the delicious ice cream flavors, such as cookies and cream, pistachio, and moose tracks.

How is the information organized?

• descriptive

• cause and effect

• chronological order

• compare and contrast

How the author organizes the text is....

• the main idea

• the theme

• the problem

• the text structure

Ice cream is a delicious frozen treat that comes in many different colors and flavors. Two very different but popular 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, both flavors taste great inside of a milkshake.

How is the information organized?

• problem and solution

• sequential order

• compare and contrast

• cause and effect

Freezer burn may have wasted more ice cream than sidewalks. If you don't know, freezer burn is when ice crystals form on the surface of ice cream. These ice crystals can ruin the texture and flavor of the ice cream. But there are ways to prevent freezer burn! Since freezer burn occurs when melted ice cream is refrozen, rather than eating your ice cream from the container as it melts, scoop your ice cream into a bowl, and put the container back in the fridge immediately. Doing this in the future ought to help you solve your issues with freezer burn.

How is information organized?

• sequential order

• problem and solution

• descriptive

• compare and contrast

No one knows exactly what causes tornados, but some scientists believe that when warm air meets cold air, a tornado may form.  The reason for this is that the warm air is lighter than the cold air, so it rises up fast and meets different winds moving different directions.  Under the right conditions, this can cause a tornado.  Though there is still much mystery surrounding tornados, many people believe that when warm moist air meets cool dry air, tornados can result.  

• problem & solution
• cause & effect
• compare & contrast
• chronological

This type of structure shows how two or more things are alike and different. You may see words such as like, unlike, or different.

• description

• compare & contrast

• order & sequence

• cause & effect

This structure shows events in time order. You may see words such as: first, next, then, or last.

• cause & effect

• problem & solution

• order & sequence

• compare & contrast

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

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• description

• compare & contrast

• order & sequence

• problem & solution

Bats are interesting creatures. These mammals are shy and gentle creatures. They are nocturnal, and search for food at night. Most bats feed on insects. For example, one bat can eat hundreds of insects in an hour! Without bats, those insects would eat crops that farmers grow.

What type of text structure is this?

• description

• compare & contrast

• order & sequence

• problem & solution