Text Structure

Name the last two text structure.

The central or most important idea of the paragraph or text is the

• summary

• main idea

• detail

• setting

How the author organizes the text is....

• the main idea

• the theme

• the problem

• the text structure

This text structure uses facts and descriptive details to describe a specific topic or idea.

• cause and effect

• descriptive

• compare and contrast

• sequential order

Authors use different text structures to ______________.

• give facts about their topic

• organize their ideas

• research their topic

• add pictures to their writing

What does text structure mean?

• information in the text

• the way the author organizes information in the text

• the way the author presents the information in the text.

• how the text is typed up.

This text structure explains how something happens or is done, step-by-step.

• sequential order

• problem and solution

• cause and effect

• compare and contrast

This text structure explains a problem and shows how it can be or is resolved.

• descriptive

• cause and effect

• problem and solution

• chronological order

This text structure shows how two topics are alike and different.

• compare and contrast

• problem and solution

• descriptive

• sequential order

This text structure describes what happens and why it happens.

• descriptive

• chronological order

• problem and solution

• cause and effect