Text Structures
There are five main types of text structures we will be focusing on this year. We will learn about description, sequence, cause and effect, problem and solution, and compare and contrast.
Description
Description text structure tells information and details about something to give the reader a mental picture. The author could be describing a person, place, thing, or event. Description uses the five senses to paint a picture, like size, height, weight, texture, smell, sound, etc.
Key Words: to begin with, examples of, for instance, features include. |
Sequence
Cause and Effect
Cause and Effect shows the relationship between an event, idea, or concept, and the events, ideas, or concepts that follow. The cause is the event, idea or concept. The effect is the event, idea, or concept that happens because of the cause. The cause will always come first.
Key Words: As a result, therefore, since, so, because, if....then... |