Text Structure/organizational patterns

1. Text Structure/organizational patterns By Mrs. Coleman

2. Chronological order • Things that happen in order of time. • Ex. Monday I went to the store then I made dinner and afterwards I ran with the pups at the park.

3. Sequence of events/sequential orderAlso, order of importance • Describes something that has a particular order, like a recipe for chocolate chip cookies whose steps must be followed in order • Ex. Recipe for cookies: 1. Measure out ingredients at top of recipe card • 2. Preheat the oven to 350 • 3. Mix the eggs, oil, water, and flour • 4. Add chocolate chips, vanilla, and sugar • 5. Stir thouroughly • 6. Place spoonfuls of batter on a greased cookie sheet • 7. Bake for 11-13 minutes

4. Cause and Effect • Because this happened, there was a result or impact • Ex. An article that explains how Hurricane Katrina lead to the loss of many lives and jobs in New Orleans.

5. Problem and solution Describes a problem and gives a possible solution or idea for a solution Ex. An article that describes the problem of teen obesity and suggests having all students take two PE classes per day.

6. Compare and contrast • Compares one situation to another – how they are alike and how they are different • Ex. An article explaining how the Republican and Democratic parties are alike and then how they are different.

7. Spatial • Events in order by distance to something • Ex. An article that encourages tourism of Florida. It begins describing South Florida and works its way into describing North Florida.