Text structures
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By Keyon Payton-Kilgore
Text Structures
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The sequence in a story or nonfiction text.
Chronology
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Time-line of events
Steps in a process(“how to”)
Autobiography/biography
Clues
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First, Afterward, Then, Before, Finally, Next, Later, Then…
Key/Signal words
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QUESTIONS
Does the text give a picture of the multiple events in someone’s life?How does the sequence in the story help you understand the text? Can you retell what happened in the text in order? Why is the sequence important to understand the steps in the procedure?How would a different structure change the author’s purpose?
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Compare-Contrast
The author stresses or highlights the similarities
And differences of two or more people, places, objects, events, things, or ideas
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Clues
Separate sections connected by an introductory paragraph.
Charts or diagrams that show facts about two or more things side by side (e.g. Venn diagram
May also have a question and answer text structure
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Both, same, alike, also, similar, different, however, unlike, although, whereas, different from, instead, but, even though
Key/signal words
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What is being compared?
What is being contrasted?
Why is the author comparing and/or contrasting__________?
What are the advantages of…?
What are the disadvantages of …?
How would a different structure change the author's purpose?
Questions
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The author asks a question and then provides the answer
Question answer
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Ask a question
An interview
Clues
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Who, what, when, why, how, true or false, yes or no
Key/signal words
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How did the author answer____________?
Why did the author use this structure in this passage?
How would a different structure change the author's purpose?
Question
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The author describes a problem and tells what is being done to solve it
Problem solution
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Not very common as a structure of an entire text although it is embedded within many text
Some text use a question/answer structure to establish the problem and solution
Clues
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The problem is, the solution is, the question is, solved question, reason for
Key/signal words
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What was the problem introduced in the text?
How is the problem solved?
Does the author provide a solution for________?
Why did the author use this structure in the passage?
How would a different structure change the author’s purpose?
question
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The event that happens first is the cause. The one that follows is the effect. A single cause may have more than one effect.
Cause and Effect
Cause is you read effect you get all a+
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Not very common as a structure of an entire text, although it is embedded within many texts.
Clues
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Because, since, as a result of, therefore, consequently, caused by, effects were
Key/signal words
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What is the cause/effect the author is explaining?
What causes___________to happen?
What is the effect of_______________?
Why did the author use this structure in the passage?
How would a different structure change the author's purpose?
Question
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The author gives information about a topic: person, or animal, or thing, or objects
Description
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Most common type of information text structure.
Clues
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Key/signal words
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Who/what is being described?
Why is the author giving us information about__________?
Does the author’s description help you create an image?
Questions