Text Structure: Cane Frogs

What is the purpose of the author in writing this text?

• To entertain readers with a story about cane toads

• To inform readers about the cane toad problem in Australia

• To describe the life cycle of cane toads

• To persuade readers to take action against cane toads

What text structure did the author use in this passage?

• Chronological Order

• Descriptive

• Compare and Contrast

• Cause and Effect

What clues lead you to believe that the text was organized using that text structure?

• The author presents facts and evidence to support their points

• The author compares the cane toads to other animals

• The author describes the physical characteristics of the cane toads

• The author presents events in the order they occurred

What is the main idea of this passage?

• Efforts to control cane toads have been unsuccessful

• Cane toads are a threat to the ecosystems in Australia

• Cane toads were brought to Australia to control beetles

• Cane toads have spread rapidly across Australia

Make an inference. The author stated that scientists have researched different ways to control the cane toad including trapping them and giving them a virus to stop them from fully developing. What can you infer from this information?

• The cane toad population has decreased significantly due to these methods

• Scientists are still searching for an effective way to control the cane toads

• Trapping and giving the cane toads a virus is the most effective method of control

• Scientists have successfully found a way to control the cane toad population

What is the purpose of the text structure 'Descriptive'?

• To present events or steps in the order they occurred

• To show the cause and effect relationship between events

• To provide details and descriptions about a topic

• To explain how two or more things are similar or different

What is the purpose of the text structure 'Cause and Effect'?

• To provide details and descriptions about a topic

• To explain how two or more things are similar or different

• To present events or steps in the order they occurred

• To show the cause and effect relationship between events

What is the purpose of the text structure 'Compare and Contrast'?

• To explain how two or more things are similar or different

• To provide details and descriptions about a topic

• To present events or steps in the order they occurred

• To show the cause and effect relationship between events

What is the purpose of the text structure 'Chronological Order'?

• To show the cause and effect relationship between events

• To present events or steps in the order they occurred

• To provide details and descriptions about a topic

• To explain how two or more things are similar or different

What is the purpose of the text structure 'Order and Sequence'?

• To explain how two or more things are similar or different

• To provide details and descriptions about a topic

• To present events or steps in the order they occurred

• To show the cause and effect relationship between events