HistoricalScientificTechnicalText

What is a historical text?

• Text about how the parts of the world work, both living and nonliving.

• Text about how to do something or accomplish a goal.

• Text about events that happened in the past.

What is a technical text?

• Text about how the parts of the world work, both living and nonliving.

• Text about how to do something or accomplish a goal.

• Text about events that happened in the past.

What is a scientific text?

• Text about how the parts of the world work, both living and nonliving.

• Text about how to do something or accomplish a goal.

• Text about events that happened in the past.

What kind of text structure shows up for historical text?

• Cause and Effect

• Problem and Solution

• Description

• Order and Sequence

What kind of text structure shows up for technical text?

• Cause and Effect

• Problem and Solution

• Description

• Order and Sequence

What kind of text structure shows up for scientific text?

• Cause and Effect

• Problem and Solution

• Description

• Order and Sequence

You are reading an article about World War 2 and how the war ended.

What kind of text is this?

• Historical

• Technical

• Scientific

You are reading how to bake a pizza.

What kind of text is this?

• Historical

• Technical

• Scientific

You are reading an article that explains how the human heart works.

What kind of text is this?

• Historical

• Technical

• Scientific

The Saber toothed tiger is a relative of today’s tiger. It became extinct about 8,000 years ago and had two long canine teeth that were 11 inches long. These fangs were serrated like a steak knife. Because the teeth were so long, the tiger needed a mouth that opened extra wide and a strong neck. It was not a fast runner, so the tiger would stalk its prey, jump on it and knock it off balance.

What caused the saber toothed tiger to need a mouth that opened extra wide?

• The long canine teeth

• The serrated bone

• The strong neck