Why Go West?

Match the following text structures

• Cause/Effect

• Purpose: To describe how things are alike and different

  Transition Words: but, both, however, and

• Sequential/Logical Order

• Purpose: To explain what happened and why it happened

  Transition Words: because, so, in order to, as a result

• Comparison/Contrast

• Purpose: To show a problem and how it is solved

  Transition Words: problem, solution, in light of, propose, suggest

• Problem/Solution

• Purpose: To explain events in time order or order of importance

  Transition Words: before, first, next, then, last, after, finally, most importantly

Match the following definitions with their words

• Midland

• An event that is large or impressive, sometimes heroic

• Victory

• The middle of a country

• Epic

• Overcome a challenge or win against a competitor

• Native

• A person, animal, or plant that was born in that place

Use the word victory in a sentence.

Use the word native in a sentence.

Use the word midland in a sentence.

Use the word epic in a sentence.