Non-Fiction Text Structure

What type of structure gives step by step instructions?

• compare & contrast

• sequence or listing

• Venn diagram

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CCSS.RI.6.5

CCSS.RI.7.5

CCSS.RI.8.5

CCSS.RI.9-10.5

CCSS.RI.5.5

Diagrams are presented in non -fiction writing

• true

• false

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CCSS.RI.1.5

CCSS.RI.2.5

CCSS.RI.K.5

Choose the clue words that indicate the compare and contrast text structure:

• similar, different, common, on the other hand

• later, then, next, Monday

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CCSS.RI.6.5

CCSS.RI.7.5

CCSS.RI.8.5

CCSS.RI.9-10.5

CCSS.RI.11-12.5

Choose the clue words that indicate the Chronology / Sequential text structure:

• first, next, finally, 8:30, after

• cause, effect, as a result of, because

• compare, contrast, similar, different

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CCSS.RI.6.5

CCSS.RI.7.5

CCSS.RI.8.5

CCSS.RI.9-10.5

CCSS.RI.11-12.5

How would you know if a text was written in problem-solution text structure?

• The text would explain the steps of an event in time order

• The text would explain one main issue, and the solution to this issue

• The text would show how two things are similar and different

• The text would define and describe one main topic

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CCSS.RI.6.5

CCSS.RI.7.5

CCSS.RI.8.5

CCSS.RI.9-10.5

CCSS.RI.5.5

Choose the clue words that indicate compare and contrast.

• therefore, cause, effect, consequently

• later, then, next, Monday

• similar, different, common, on the other hand

• possibility, struggle, hope, problem

Tags

CCSS.RI.6.5

CCSS.RI.7.5

CCSS.RI.8.5

CCSS.RI.9-10.5

CCSS.RI.5.5

What text structure is this?

• Description and List

• Cause and Effect

• Problem and Solution

• Compare and Contrast

Tags

CCSS.RI.6.5

CCSS.RI.7.5

CCSS.RI.8.5

CCSS.RI.9-10.5

CCSS.RI.11-12.5

"It has a pair of teddy bear eyes, a button nose and a face that looks like a cross between a red panda and a sloth. The Javan slow loris may well be one of the cutest critters on the planet. But what we see as adorable, other animals may interpret as a dire warning" (Bittel 1). Which text structure is this?

• Description and List

• Sequence

• Problem and Solution

• Cause and Effect

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CCSS.RI.6.5

CCSS.RI.7.5

CCSS.RI.8.5

CCSS.RI.9-10.5

CCSS.RI.5.5

"Above the main sequence is the region where the red giant and supergiant stars are found. These stars have lower surface temperatures and higher luminosities, ranging from class I through class III. They are larger than main sequence stars" (Encyclopedia of Astronomy 5). What is the text structure?

• Sequence

• Problem and Solution

• Compare and Contrast

• Description and List

Tags

CCSS.RI.6.5

CCSS.RI.7.5

CCSS.RI.8.5

CCSS.RI.9-10.5

CCSS.RI.5.5

Most people who play do not understand exactly why it works. "Spot It!" may be easy to play, but the math behind it is surprisingly complicated. Kirkman's problem and therefore the solution to "Spot It!" lives in the area of finite geometry. Most simply, the game is based on a math fact that two lines on an endless, flat surface will only cross at a single point ( Smithsonian.com 4). Which text structure is this?

• Sequence

• Description and List

• Problem and Solution

• Compare and Contrast

Tags

CCSS.RI.6.5

CCSS.RI.7.5

CCSS.RI.8.5

CCSS.RI.9-10.5

CCSS.RI.5.5