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Text Structure

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    Review of the 6 types of text structure: chronological, cause and effect, compare/contrast, problem/solution, spatial/descriptive, & sequence/process.
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  • You're asked to write a review of your top 3 video games. What text structure would you use?
    Compare/Contrast
  •  15
  • You're about to leave on a month long vacation to Europe. Your friends would like your intinerary (schedule). What text structure would you use?
    Chronological
  •  20
  • Students are not turning in their P.E. logs. Mrs. Rollie and Mr. Schrader are looking for suggestions on how to improve the situation. What text structure would you use?
    Problem/Solution
  •  20
  • In Social Studies, Mr. Winn asks you to write an essay explaining what made the colonists decide to write the Declaration of Independence. What text structure will you use?
    Cause and Effect
  •  25
  • Which text structure gives information organized in order of time?
    Chronological
  •  10
  • TRUE or FALSE? A compare and contrast text structure only tells how two or more things are alike.
    False
  •  5
  • What text structure is used to present an issue and possible ways to solve it?
    Problem/Solution
  •  10
  • When the earth's tectonic plates rub against each other, they do not move smoothly. When the plates do not move smoothly, earthquakes result. Name the text structure.
    Cause and Effect
  •  25
  • Dr. Miller doesn't want the tigers to vanish. She thinks we should write to our congress people and demand the preservation of this species. She also thinks we should donate to Save the Tigers. Name the text structure.
    Problem/Solution
  •  15
  • Hurricane Katrina began as a tropical depression on August 23, 2005. It strengthened into a tropical storm on August 24th. It became a category 1 hurricane two hours after making landfall on August 25th. Name the text structure.
    Chronological
  •  25
  • Both chemical and physical changes affect the state of matter. Chemical changes turn matter into something new, but physical changes don't change the make-up or identity of the original matter. Name the structure.
    Compare/Contrast
  •  10
  • What term refers to the way that information is organized in a piece of literature?
    Text Structure
  •  25