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Text Structures

Text Structures . With Graphic Organizers. Examples of Each Text Structure. Description Example: "The crocodile is the master of deception in the water. It stalks its prey and then swiftly closes in for the kill."

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Text Structures

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  1. Text Structures With Graphic Organizers

  2. Examples of Each Text Structure • DescriptionExample: "The crocodile is the master of deception in the water. It stalks its prey and then swiftly closes in for the kill." • Problem/SolutionExample: "One problem to resolve in crocodile watching is transportation. How can an observer get close enough to watch without scaring it away or being attacked?" • Time/OrderExample: "Archaeologists have helped us to understand that the evolution of the crocodile began with ..." • Comparison/ContrastExample: "The power of the crocodile is like that of a monstrous machine. With one lunge it can destroy its prey and protect the kill from other predators." • Cause/Effect Example: "We observed the crocodile as it stalked a raccoon moving through the moonlight toward the edge of the water. As a result of a noise we made, the raccoon bolted..."

  3. Cause & Effect • The writer analyzes then explains the causal relationship between things. The reader is told the result of an event or occurrence and the reasons it happened. • Example: Weather patterns could be described that explain why a big snowstorm occurred. • Key Words in Cause & Effect: Consequently, therefore, as a result, thereby, leads to, because, this lead to, since, may be due to • Graphic Organizers • Cycle, Fishbone, Mapping

  4. Cause and Effect • Multiple Causes or Effects Map

  5. Chronological Order/ Sequence • The writer presents ideas, series of events, or a process in the order in which they occurred. • Example: A book about the American revolution might list the events leading to the war. In another book, steps involved in harvesting blue crabs might be told. • Key words for Chronological Order: Next, first, last, second, another, then, after, additionally, initially, before, not long after when • Chain of Events, Sequence Chain, Series of Events Chain

  6. Flow Chart Chronological and Sequence • Timeline

  7. Compare/Contrast • The writer presents differences and similarities of two or more objects, places, events or ideas by grouping their traits for comparison. • Example: A book about ancient Greece may explain how the Spartan women were different from the Athenian women. • Key Words- However, unlike, like, by contrast, yet, in comparison, although, on the other hand, instead of, unless, not only-but also, different from, similar to • Graphic Organizers • Matrix • Venn Diagram

  8. Compare / Contrast • Modified Venn • Ladder Map

  9. Description/ List • The writer presents information in a structure that resembles an outline. Each section opens with its main idea, then elaborates on it, sometimes dividing the elaboration into subsections. • Example: A book may tell all about whales or describe what the geography is like in a particular region. • Key Words: Consequently, therefore, as a result, thereby, leads to, for instance, for example, furthermore, in addition to, such as, also, in fact • Graphic Organizers • Clustering • Semantic Web • Sketch • Spider Map

  10. Description • Bubble Map

  11. Problem/ Solution The writer presents a problem then expounds upon possible solutions for that problem. • Key Words: The question is, one answer is, one reason for, recommendations include • Graphic Organizer • outline

  12. Problem-Solution

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