Text Structures

Before we go fishing, we need to get our gear together. First, we put the fishing rods by the door. Next, we dig up some worms for bait. Then, we grab our tackle box. Finally, we're ready to go!

• Compare & Contrast

• Problem & Solution

• Description

• Sequence

To make cookies, you need to mix butter, sugar, and eggs in one bowl. Next, mix flour and salt in another bowl. Then, mix them together with chocolate chips. Finally, you can put spoonfuls on a cookie sheet.

• Sequence

• Problem & Solution

• Compare & Contrast

• Description

The book Wonder and the movie Wonder are both really good. The book gave a lot more detail, while the move skipped over many of the detailed parts of the book.

• Description

• Problem & Solution

• Sequence

• Compare & Contrast

When we look at how a piece is put together or ordered, we are looking at________________.

• syntax

• diction

• text structure

• imagery

The author’s method of structuring a text; the way a text is structured from beginning to end. In literary works, the structure could include flashback and foreshadowing, for example.

• Theme

• Tone

• Text Structure

• Third Person

Which type of text structure is the following book probably written in?

What Happens When You Liter

• Cause and effect

• Compare and contrast

• Chronological order

• Description

• Problem and solution

Match the following

• A problem is explained, then a solution is presented.

• fact by fact

• Certain events present a particular outcome.

• chronological order

• in order by time

• cause and effect

• Information moves from one point to another

• problem-solution

The way in which a piece of writing is structured.

• introduction

• organization

• transitions

• conclusion

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

• To describe a person, place, or thing

• To list terms alphabetically

• To organize ideas by importance

• To show how one event leads to another

Which text structure is used to show the order of events?

• Comparison

• Chronological order

• Cause and Effect

• Description in Text