Text Structures

This type of writing gives information step by step.

• Sequence/Chronological Order

• Cause and Effect

• Descriptive

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CCSS.RI.9-10.3

CCSS.W.9-10.3C

This text structure features a detailed description of something to give the reader a mental picture.

• Descriptive

• Compare and Contrast

• Cause and Effect

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CCSS.W.9-10.3D

This text structure is "how are things in the text similar or different."

• Cause and Effect

• Compare and Contrast

• Sequence/Chronological Order

The text structure that is written in a style that tells what happened and why it happens is.

• Descriptive

• Cause and Effect

• Sequence/Chronological Order

This text structure tells what is the conflict, or problem, and how it was resolved.

• Problem and Solution

• Descriptive

• Compare and Contrast

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CCSS.RL.9-10.5

CCSS.W.9-10.3A

Choose the correct text structure for the paragraph:

Students who are frequently absent often have lower average grades than those who have good attendance. When they are out of the classroom, students do not get to see a teacher’s lessons. Even if they attend extra help, it’s usually much shorter and less detailed than the actual lesson. In addition, frequently absent students often miss tests or other assignments and don’t always make up the work.

• Cause and Effect

• Sequence/Chronological Order

• Problem and Solution

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CCSS.RI.9-10.3

CCSS.RI.9-10.5

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 and Contrast

• Descriptive

• Problem and Solution

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CCSS.RI.9-10.2

CCSS.RI.9-10.3

CCSS.RI.9-10.6

CCSS.W.9-10.7

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.

• Descriptive

• Compare and Contrast

• Cause and Effect

Before putting the model car together, we gathered our supplies. Then we were able to read and follow the directions. Before long our car was done.

• Descriptive

• Cause and Effect

• Sequence/Chronological Order

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CCSS.RI.9-10.3

CCSS.W.9-10.3

CCSS.W.9-10.3C

Gorillas arms are longer than their legs. They are brownish-gray to black and older adult males have silver hair on their backs. Gorillas are shy and most active during the day.

• Descriptive

• Compare and Contrast

• Problem and Solution

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CCSS.RI.9-10.2

CCSS.RI.9-10.4