Informational Text Features/Structures

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What are informational text features?

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Elements that help readers understand the content, such as headings, subheadings, captions, and indexes.

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What is a PROBLEM/SOLUTION text structure?

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A way of organizing information that presents a problem and then explains one or more solutions.

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What signal words indicate a PROBLEM/SOLUTION structure?

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Words like 'one reason for', 'solve', 'because', and 'may be due to'.

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How do authors highlight important information in texts?

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They use bold, italicized, and underlined words and phrases.

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What is a CAUSE/EFFECT text structure?

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A way of organizing information that shows how one event (the cause) leads to another event (the effect).

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What signal words indicate a CAUSE/EFFECT structure?

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Words like 'because', 'this is why', 'so', 'consequently', and 'as a result'.

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What is a CHRONOLOGICAL/ORDER and SEQUENCE text structure?

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A way of organizing information that presents events in the order they happen.

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What signal words indicate a CHRONOLOGICAL/ORDER and SEQUENCE structure?

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Words like 'first', 'next', 'last', 'before', and 'after'.

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What is a DESCRIPTION text structure?

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A way of organizing information that provides details about a topic.

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What is the purpose of an INDEX in a book?

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To provide an alphabetical list of topics and where they can be found in the text.