Text Structure and Organization

All of the following are signal words for which pattern of text structure?

--For example

--Including

--In addition

• Cause & Effect

• Dynamic

• Description

• Listing

Tags

CCSS.RI.7.5

CCSS.RI.8.5

CCSS.RI.6.5

CCSS.RI.5.5

CCSS.RI.4.5

What is the organization of this passage? "As a result of people being confused by the pyramid shape, the USDA changed the healthy diet shape to an image of a plate."

• question/answer

• cause/effect

• compare/contrast

• sequence

Tags

CCSS.RI.7.5

CCSS.RI.8.5

CCSS.RI.6.5

CCSS.RI.5.5

CCSS.RI.4.5

What is the organization of this passage? "The best time to visit the Rocky Mountains is early fall because the weather is cooler in the fall than in the summer and you will see fewer people."

• classification

• problem/solution

• description

• compare/contrast

Tags

CCSS.RI.7.5

CCSS.RI.6.5

CCSS.RI.8.5

CCSS.RI.5.5

CCSS.RI.4.5

What is the organization of this passage? "Because the city doesn't have enough life guards to staff its pools, they will train retired people to fill the positions."

• concept/definition

• problem/solution

• sequence

• classification

Tags

CCSS.RI.7.5

CCSS.RI.6.5

CCSS.RI.8.5

CCSS.RI.5.5

CCSS.RI.9-10.5

What is the organization of this passage? "Should students be required to wear uniforms? I believe they should not because clothing helps students express their identify."

• concept/definition

• cause/effect

• question/answer

• compare/contrast

Tags

CCSS.RI.7.5

CCSS.RI.8.5

CCSS.RI.6.5

CCSS.RI.9-10.5

CCSS.RI.5.5

What is the organization of this passage? "At first, the rain was light. During the night, it became heavier. Several hours later, the roads were flooded."

• concept/definition

• problem/solution

• classification

• sequence

Tags

CCSS.RI.7.5

CCSS.RI.6.5

CCSS.RI.8.5

CCSS.RI.5.5

CCSS.RI.9-10.5

What is the organization of this passage? "The life cycle of the butterfly includes the caterpillar stage, pupa stage, and adult butterfly stage."

• classification

• cause/effect

• problem/solution

• description

Tags

CCSS.RI.7.5

CCSS.RI.6.5

CCSS.RI.8.5

CCSS.RI.5.5

CCSS.RI.9-10.5

What is the organization of this passage? "The pharaoh was the ruler of ancient Egypt and was believed to have been the human form taken by the gods."

• cause/effect

• concept/definition

• classification

• description

Tags

CCSS.RI.7.5

CCSS.RI.6.5

CCSS.RI.8.5

CCSS.RI.5.5

CCSS.RI.9-10.5

What is the organization of this passage? "The wonders of America's national parks include crystal-blue salt pools hidden deep within brilliant burnt-orange caves; geysers that shoot water fifty feet into the air; and mountaintops blanketed with lush pines"

• sequence

• compare/contrast

• cause/effect

• description

Tags

CCSS.RI.7.5

CCSS.RI.8.5

CCSS.RI.6.5

CCSS.RI.5.5

CCSS.RI.9-10.5

An organizational structure in which the writer shows how 2 or more things are similar or different.

• Compare & Constrast

• Problem & Solution

• Cause & Effect

• Chronological Order

Tags

CCSS.RI.7.5

CCSS.RI.6.5

CCSS.RI.8.5

CCSS.RI.5.5

CCSS.RI.4.5