Text Structure or Organizational Patterns Assessment

Most American families can afford to buy cotton candy these days, but it wasn’t always that way. Cotton candy was first made in Europe during the 17^th century, but making it took a lot of work and most people couldn’t afford it. After William Morrison and John Wharton invented a machine to spin cotton candy in 1897, this treat was much cheaper to produce. People fell in love when they introduced cotton candy at the 1904 World's Fair as “fairy floss. ” It was Joseph Lascaux who actually called the treat “cotton candy” in 1921. The next big breakthrough came in the 1970s, when a machine was invented that created the cotton candy and packaged it automatically. This made producing and distributing cotton candy cheaper and easier than ever. Now cotton candy can be found in carnivals, fairs, and circuses around the world. ay’s cotton candy is its affordability.

Which text structure is represented here?

• Sequence/Process

• Cause and Effect

• Chronological

• Generalization

If cotton candy had a list of ingredients on the side of the bag, it would be a very short list: sugar and food coloring. So, how does sugar become the fluffy treat we know as cotton candy? In today’s cotton candy machines, the process starts with a small amount of colored sugar spinning in the head of the machine. The sugar is heated until it melts, and then it is squeezed out through tiny holes in the spinning head. The melted sugar becomes solid in the air and is caught in a larger bowl that surrounds the spinning head. The product builds up in the bowl as the machine operates, and the person running the machine should occasionally twirl a stick or cone around the bowl to gather the sugared strands.

• Generalization

• Cause and Effect

• Problem and Solution

• Sequence

Cotton candy sure is a delicious treat, but it isn’t exactly the tidiest. Eating it may make a sticky mess, particularly on humid summer days. The sugar may melt all over your face and hands, leaving behind a colorful, sticky goo. But that doesn’t mean that you shouldn’t enjoy cotton candy. Make sure you are properly prepared to deal with the mess. Since cotton candy is made from sugar, it is water soluble, or will dissolve the sugar in the cotton candy. A wet towel, can clean the mess right off your face, hands, and wherever else you may find it. This will make cleaning up the cotton candy mess a breeze. So don’t let your desire to be clean prevent you from enjoying this tasty confection -- just be prepared to clean it up before you grab a sticky clump.

• Problem and Solution

• Chronological

• Cause and Effect

• Compare and Contrast

Whenever I go to the candy shop, I always have a hard time deciding what to buy. No matter how many delicious options, it always comes down to these two choices: cotton candy or rock candy. Both of these treats are made of sugar and get their coloring from food dyes, but they are prepared differently. Cotton candy can be quickly spun from a machine. A batch of cotton candy may only take five or ten minutes to make, but requires a specialized machine. On the other hand, rock candy forms slowly. It takes six or seven days to make a batch of rock candy, but you can do it at home without any expensive machinery. Both of these treats can be served on sticks; however, you can't eat either of them around me without sharing!

• Chronological

• Compare and Contrast

• Problem and Solution

• Sequence/Process

Now is the perfect time to rent a cotton candy machine from Bob's Party Supplies, whether you're having a birthday party, school dance, or just want to be popular. It’s easy to rent a cotton candy machine from Bob's. Just come to the store and fill out the liability waiver. Then, sign up for the cotton candy machine operating classes. Attend the operating classes every Saturday and Sunday from 8AM until noon for the next sixteen weeks. After submitting your 30 page research paper and passing the final exam, all you need to do is put down your $2,500 deposit and you'll be all set to go! Thanks to Bob's, you'll have that cotton candy machine in no time!

• Chronological

• Cause and Effect

• Problem and Solution

• Sequence

The taste of cotton canday is like a little bit of heaven on earth. Cotton candy is amazing and is the best treat in the world!

• Compare and Contrast

• Generalization

• Cause and Effect

• Problem and Solution

When cotton candy is sold at markets or events, it is usually pink or blue, but the natural color of cotton candy is as white as the sugar that's used to make it. The reason cotton candy appears blue or pink is because of food coloring. Gelled food coloring is added to the white sugar before it is spun, which causes the sugar molecules to combine with the pigments in the food coloring. These food dyes do not noticeably affect the taste of cotton candy but they do transform the treat into the brightly colored confection consumers expect. This is why you will rarely find white cotton candy.

• Generalization

• Cause and Effect

• Chronological

• Compare and Contrast

The topic of all of these short texts is.....

• Treats

• Candy

• Cotton Candy

• Carnival Treats

Which graphic organizer do you use for compare and contrast?

• Flow Chart

• Timeline

• Bubble

• Venn Diagram

Because, since, therefore, and as a result are all signal words for which text structure?

• Compare and Contrast

• Problem and Solution

• Chronological

• Cause and Effect