Text Structure and Text features

When farmers use fertilizer to fertilize their crops, the left over fertilizer can run into nearby ponds, streams and rivers. The result is that the nutrient-rich fertilizer causes way too much algae to grow. All that algae is bad for the plants and animals that live there.

• cause and effect

• problem and solution

• description

• compare and contrast

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CCSS.RI.4.5

CCSS.RI.5.5

CCSS.RI.6.5

CCSS.RI.7.5

CCSS.RI.8.5

Today more people are connected to the internet than ever before, not only at home, but also on mobile devices such as smartphones and tablets. Many of these people now get their news from the internet rather than reading newspapers. As a consequence, many newspapers have gone out of business.

• compare and contrast

• cause and effect

• sequence

• description

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CCSS.RI.4.5

CCSS.RI.5.5

CCSS.RI.6.5

CCSS.RI.7.5

CCSS.RI.8.5

An earthquake that occurs under the ocean may cause a tsunami. A tsunami is a series of giant waves that can cause a great deal of destruction, as well as many deaths when it hits the coast. So, if you are ever at the beach and hear a tsunami warning siren, you should run to higher ground as fast as you can.

• cause and effect

• sequence

• compare and contrast

• description

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CCSS.RI.5.5

CCSS.RI.6.5

CCSS.RI.7.5

CCSS.RI.8.5

CCSS.RI.9-10.5

Did you know that not all deserts are hot? Both hot and cold deserts are very dry, but unlike hot deserts, cold deserts have long winters when the temperatures can reach below freezing. Cold deserts also get a great deal of snow, which is certainly not true for hot deserts.

• compare and contrast

• description

• problem and solution

• sequence

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CCSS.RI.4.5

CCSS.RI.5.5

CCSS.RI.6.5

CCSS.RI.7.5

CCSS.RI.8.5

Ms. Carter was worried about Marco because he often fell asleep during her live lesson. She decided to call Marco's parents to discuss the problem. During the phone call, Ms. Carter suggested that an earlier bedtime might help Marco get more sleep at night so that he would not need to sleep during the live lesson.

• description

• sequence

• compare and contrast

• problem and solution

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CCSS.RI.5.5

CCSS.RI.6.5

CCSS.RI.7.5

CCSS.RI.8.5

CCSS.RI.9-10.5

What text structure is this an example of?

Bald eagles were put on the endangered species list. Laws were made to protect them.

• chronological order

• problem/solution

• cause/effect

• compare/contrast

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CCSS.RI.4.5

CCSS.RI.5.5

CCSS.RI.6.5

CCSS.RI.7.5

CCSS.RI.8.5

In this writing, you will see things in order of TIME

• chronological order

• cause/effect

• compare/contrast

• description

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CCSS.RI.4.5

CCSS.RI.5.5

CCSS.RI.6.5

CCSS.RI.7.5

CCSS.RI.8.5

Uses words: before, next, after, second, third, finally, then, last

• problem/solution

• compare/contrast

• cause/effect

• chronological order

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CCSS.RI.4.5

CCSS.RI.5.5

CCSS.RI.6.5

CCSS.RI.7.5

CCSS.RI.8.5

What are examples of Text FEATURES?

• Context clues and reading the questions first.

• Pictures, headings, timelines, & maps that help us understand more about the reading.

• The overall way the text is organized.

• Cause/Effect, Chronological, & Compare and Contrast

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CCSS.RI.1.5

CCSS.RI.2.5

CCSS.RI.K.5

What are examples of Text STRUCTURE?

• Context clues and reading the questions first

• Pictures, headings, and maps that help us understand more about the reading.

• The overall way the text is organized.

• Cause/Effect, Chronological, Problem/Solution, Compare/Contrast

Tags

CCSS.RI.1.5

CCSS.RI.2.5

CCSS.RI.K.5