Text Structures Notes

Text Structures Notes

Text Structure

·  refers to how a piece of text is built

·  writers organize information into different structures to communicate ideas in different ways

Chronological Order (aka Sequences & Order)

·  used to explain how things happen in order

·  Key Words: First, after later, etc.

·  Example: Giving Directions

Compare and Contrast

·  Similarities and differences between 2 or more things

·  Venn Diagram

Cause and Effect

-  How one event leads to another

Problem and Solution

·  Author explains a problem and then shows 1 or more solutions

·  Synonyms for problem: difficulty, struggle, worry, threat

·  Synonyms for solution: possibility, answer, future, bright spot

Description

-  author offers a main idea statement and then supports it with several details