Text Types

Text type that shows order of time or events

• Cause and Effect

• Sequence

• Compare and Contrast

• Descriptive

Text type that explains a topic, character, or main idea

• Compare and Contrast

• Sequence

• Cause and Effect

• Descriptive

Text type where an event had an impact on something else

• Descriptive

• Compare and Contrast

• Cause and Effect

• Sequence

Text type that shows similarities and differences (can be between two texts or within one text)

• Cause and Effect

• Sequence

• Compare and Contrast

• Descriptive

What is the text type of this sentence?

Ms. Sakaguchi was late to work this morning because her alarm was set to PM instead of AM.

• Sequence

• Cause and Effect

• Descriptive

• Compare and Contrast

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Pop out (remove) the egg yolks to a small bowl and mash with a fork. Add mayonnaise, mustard powder, vinegar, salt and pepper and mix thoroughly. Fill the empty egg white shells with the mixture and sprinkle lightly with paprika. Cover lightly with plastic wrap and refrigerate for up to one day before serving.

• Compare and Contrast

• Cause and Effect

• Sequence

• Descriptive

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Icebergs -- giant blocks of ice that float in the sea -- come in many shapes, sizes, and colors. Some are deep blue or green. Some look like floating sculptures. Old icebergs that have been word down by the weather sometimes look like pillars of ice. Usually, only about one-fifth of an iceberg appears above the surface of the water. The other four-fifths of the "berg" is hidden underwater, out of sight. Sometimes, an iceberg has what is called a "foot," and extension completely underwater. These are especially dangerous for ships. It was an iceberg "foot" that sank the Titanic in 1912, killing 1503 people.

• Descriptive

• Sequence

• Cause and Effect

• Compare and Contrast

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There are two popular sports played at Ericson, basketball and volleyball. Both take place inside the gym at Ericson. Also, each sport has two teams of people. In basketball, however, the ball can be played off of the floor, and in volleyball, the ball cannot touch the floor or it is out of play. Basketball and volleyball are popular sports at Ericson.

• Sequence

• Descriptive

• Cause and Effect

• Compare and Contrast

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Did you know that the way you take care of your lawn can affect the watershed? Many people use pesticides and herbicides to kill insects and weeds. These chemicals can run off into streams and rivers, harming plants and animals.

• Descriptive

• Cause and Effect

• Compare and Contrast

• Sequence

Write a passage that shows sequence.