Academic Text Structures

This is refers to the internal organization of a text.

• Information

• Academic Text

• Text Structure

It is also known as time order. This structure is organized from one point in time to another.

• Chronological Order

• Cause - Effect

• Sequence

• Problem - Solution

A paragraph develops a general statement--the topic sentence--with one or more

specific examples.

• Sequence

• Compare - Contrast

• Exemplification

• Persuasion

This text structure convinces readers to agree to an argument or claim about a particular topic.

• Exemplification Classification

• Persuasion

• Classification

• Problem - Solution

The text structure presents a problem, and shows how it can be (or has been) solved.

• Exemplification

• Sequence

• Cause - Effect

• Problem - Solution

A paragraph divides things into groups, classes, or categories. It also organizes ideas into divisions based on criteria or standards.

• Persuasion

• Classification

• Compare - Contrast

• Cause - Effect

Steps described in the order they occur. It does not take place in a specific point in time.

• Cause - Effect

• Problem - Solution

• Compare

• Sequence

This structure shows how one or more causes led to one or more effects.

• Chronological

• Cause - Effect

• Sequence

• Classification

This text structure shows how two or more ideas or items are similar or different.

• Compare - Contrast

• Classification

• Classification

• Problem - Solution

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• Different Text Structures

• Understanding Academic Text Structures

• Text Structures

• Academic Text Structures