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Text Structure ( Text Organization)

Text Structure ( Text Organization) . Chronological Order (Time Order, Sequential Order) . Characteristics Used in fiction, history, biography, autobiography, and news stories Tells “what happened when”

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Text Structure ( Text Organization)

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  1. Text Structure ( Text Organization)

  2. Chronological Order(Time Order, Sequential Order) Characteristics • Used in fiction, history, biography, autobiography, and news stories • Tells “what happened when” • May include “flashbacks” to tell about past events, or “flash-forwards” to show the results of present events in the future Key Words • During • Eventually • First/Last • Later • Meanwhile

  3. Spatial Order(refers to space) Characteristics • Used for descriptive writing • Writer states details as they are seen • May move from left-to-right, top-to-bottom, front-to-back, or inner-to-outer Key Words • Around • Center • In front/back of • Below • To the left/right

  4. Cause and Effect(one event or condition leads to another) Characteristics • Used in persuasive speeches and essays • A cause is an event that makes another event occur • An effect is the result • shows how one thing leads to another (example: Because of the drought, the risk of a forest fire is very high.) Key Words • As a result • So • Thus • For this reason • Consequently

  5. Comparison and Contrast(draws attention to similarities and differences) Characteristics • Used for explaining, defining, and directing • A comparison shows how things are alike • A contrast shows how things are different • Example: a writer could explain Mars by comparing and contrasting it to Earth Key Words Compare Contrast • Also ● Instead • Either ... Or ● Nevertheless • By comparison ●On the contrary • The same as ● Unlike

  6. Practice What structure would the following texts most likely be written in? • A biography about Martin Luther King Jr. • An essay about the different cultures in Asia • A description of the setting in a novel • A written explanation of what you did this morning • An editorial about what happens to the environment when you mine for diamonds in the Sierra Leone • An explanation of a character’s physical appearance • A letter to Santa explaining what gifts you want for Christmas and why

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