Identifying Text Structures

Read the following passage and determine the text structure being used: "People tend to be very loyal to their favorite brands of technology. Some people are devoted to Apple’s iPhones and some people are big fans of Android phones. These phones have several things in common, including the ability to use the internet, download apps, and take pictures. There are also certain differences. iPhones have sleek designs and sync well with other Apple products, like Apple watches. Androids, however, have more options to customize. Also, iPhones usually come with a higher price tag."

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Read the following passage and determine the text structure being used: "Anne Frank was born in Germany in 1929. Her family moved to the Netherlands in the summer of 1933. When she turned thirteen in 1942, she was given a diary for her birthday. At the same time, German Nazis were rounding up Jewish families like her own, and she and her family soon had to go into hiding. They stayed hidden for more than two years until they were caught and moved to a concentration camp. Anne Frank died in the war, but her diary remains popular today."

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Read the following passage and determine the text structure being used: "To bake a loaf of bread, it is important to follow a series of steps. First, you must activate the yeast by mixing it with warm water. After it has been sitting, you can mix it into the flour. You should knead the bread until the dough is smooth. Next, you have to let the bread rise by placing it somewhere warm. When it has doubled in size, you can put it in the oven. Last, check the loaf of bread as it bakes to make sure you don’t burn it."

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Read the following passage and determine the text structure being used: "Volcanoes can have a profound impact on the climate and geography of Earth. When a volcano erupts, it spews ash and gases into the atmosphere. This can lead to cooler temperatures worldwide. For example, the eruption of Mount Pinatubo in 1991 released millions of tons of sulfur dioxide into the atmosphere, causing global temperatures to drop slightly for the next few years."

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Label each diagram with its matching Text Structure

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Identify the text structure graphics..

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Read the following passage and determine the text structure being used: "Cane toads come from South America, but they were brought to Australia in the 1930s. The reason people brought them were to help control the beetles that were harming sugar crops, since the toads would eat the beetles. Unfortunately, their introduction the country had some unexpected side effects. The toads began reproducing quickly, and their population spread out of control. They began harming Australia’s ecosystem and were thought of as a big problem."

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Read the following passage and determine the text structure being used: "Car crashes are extremely dangerous. In the past, not all cars had seatbelts. As highways began to spread across the United States, more and more people were getting hurt in car crashes. The government made a new law requiring everyone to wear a seatbelt in order to keep people safe. As a result, there were far fewer deaths on the road. It was estimated that seatbelts saved about 14,000 lives in the year 2015."

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Read the following passage and determine the text structure being used: "Monarch butterflies are some of the most well-known types of butterflies. They have distinctive features, such as bright orange wings with black lines and white spots. Because of their color, they are sometimes called common tiger butterflies. The males are bigger than the females, and they have six legs. They often fly with a slow, sailing motion."

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Read the following passage and determine the text structure being used: "The process of photosynthesis is crucial for plant life. It begins when sunlight is absorbed by chlorophyll in the leaves. This energy is then used to convert carbon dioxide from the air and water from the soil into glucose, a type of sugar. Plants use this glucose as food for energy and growth. Oxygen is released as a byproduct of this process and is essential for human and animal life."

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