Informational Text Structures New TEKS

What genre is informational text?

• Fiction

• Non-Fiction

• Fantasy

• Fiction-Non

What text structure would a Venn Diagram go with?

• Description

• Cause and Effect

• Problem & Solution

• Compare and Contrast

What makes problem and solution different from cause and effect?

• Problem and solution shows what happened and why it happened.

• Problem and solution offers a solution while cause and effect doesn't.

Sam lost his lunch money. Due to this, Fred shared his sandwich with Sam? This text structure is...

• Cause/Effect

• Problem & Solution

• Description

• Compare/Contrast

As a result of losing its leg, a starfish grows a new one: this is an example of what text structure?

• Cause/Effect

• Problem & Solution

• Description

• Compare/Contrast

A teacher wants you to explain the similarities and differences of air pollution and water pollution. You would use what text structure?

• Compare/Contrast

• Description

• Order & Sequence

• Cause & Effect

A starfish begins as an egg then later turns into a larva. This text structure is... 

• Description

• Compare/Contrast

• Sequence

• Problem & Solution

The boy tripped over a rock. When he fell, his jeans ripped. This text structure is...

• Compare/Contrast

• Sequence

• Cause & Effect

• Problem & Solution

The following words are signals for what type of text structure: to illustrate, one example, words like rare, enormous, single, and independent? 

• Compare/Contrast

• Cause/Effect

• Description

• Sequence

You've read about the size and description of a polar bear. The article also explains their diet and habitat. This text is...

• Order & Sequence

• Compare/Contrast

• Cause & Effect 

• Description