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How to Make Cookies. First, get your materials. Next, turn on the oven. Then, mix your dough with the mixer. Lastly, bake your dough at 400 degrees for 10 minutes. Your cookies will be delicious! Enjoy!

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IDENTIFY THE TEXT STRUCTURE: Eating cereal is a wonderful way to start you day, and it is easy too. First, get out your cereal of choice, your milk and the corresponding dishes and utensils . Next, pour your cereal in the bowl. Finally, add milk, and enjoy.

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IDENTIFY THE TEXT STRUCTURE: Goose bumps make me shiver. But they disappear as soon as I cover up with a jacket or sweater.

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IDENTIFY THE TEXT STRUCTURE: Linux and Windows are both operating systems. Computers use them to run programs. Linux is totally free and open source, so users can improve or otherwise modify the source code. Windows is proprietary, so it costs money to use and users are prohibited from altering the source code.

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IDENTIFY THE TEXT STRUCTURE: The dodo bird used to roam in large flocks across America. Interestingly, the dodo wasn’t startled by gun shot. Because of this, frontiersmen would kill entire flocks in one sitting. Unable to sustain these attacks, the dodo was hunted to extinction.

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IDENTIFY THE TEXT STRUCTURE: The problem was most people lived in the East. The cities were crowded. New land was expensive. Then, as a solution, the United States government purchased land from France.

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IDENTIFY THE TEXT STRUCTURE: Thousands of people die each year in car accidents involving drugs or alcohol. Lives could be saved if our town adopts a free public taxi service. By providing such a service, we could prevent intoxicated drivers from endangering themselves or others.

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IDENTIFY THE TEXT STRUCTURE: When you walk into my bedroom there is a window facing you. To the right of that is a dresser and television and on the other side of the window is my bed.

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IDENTIFY THIS TEXT STRUCTURE: The beloved children's writer, Shel Silverstein is well-known for his 3 books of children's poems. The first book, Where the Sidewalk Ends, was first published in 1974. The second book, A Light in the Attic, came out seven years later in 1981. The final book, Falling Up, was published in 1996.

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IDENTIFY THE TEXT STRUCTURE: Students who are frequently absent, often a 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.

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