Text Sructure

What is text structure? 

•  The way an author compares two different topics   

• The way a text is supported by irelevent  details

• The way an author organizes information in a text.

• They way an author views an situation.

What type of text structure uses the order of events to inform readers?

• • Description

• • Cause & Effect

• • Problem & Solution

• • Chronological (Sequence and Order)

What is the purpose of a compare & contrast text structure?

• To explore both the simialrities and differences between two or more things

• To show how different two or more things are

• To show how similar two or more things are

• • To explore the causes & effects of situations 

Which of the following signal words show how things are being compared? (Compare = similar)

• • On the other hand,

• Similarly

• As a result,

• • In contrast,

Which of the following signal words show how things are being contrasted? (contrast = different)

• • In the same way, 

• • Likewise, 

• • On the other hand,

• To prove,

The author states a problem and then a ________ to solve it.

The middle school soccer team had practiced and played hard all season long. The coach really wanted the team to win the state championship game. Finally, the day of the big game arrived. The team played their best, and they won the championship by one goal!

Which BEST describes how the paragraph is organized?

• 1. cause and effect

• 1. chronological order

• 1. similarity and difference

• compare and contrast

Magnet schools offer special facilities and programs that promote educational excellence in a particular field. A similar school choice strategy involves charter schools that are public schools that are given more freedom to try out new policies and programs.

What type of structure is used in the paragraph above?

• compare and contrast

• 1. generalization and example

• 1. cause and effect

• order

To make a sock monkey, first you will need 2 clean socks. Next, you will cut them into pieces to make arms, legs, and the head. Whats the text structure?

• Cause and effect

• Compare or contrast

• description

• sequence

This structure shows why something happened and what happened. The reader will see words/phrases such as because, as a result of, and due to.

• Cause and effect

• problem/solution

• compare and contrast

• order/sequence