Text Structure 1

This type of text structure features a detailed description of something to give the reader a mental picture.

Example: A book may tell all about whales or describe what the geography is like in a particular region.

This structure presents the causal relationship between a specific event, idea, or concept and the events, ideas, or concept that follow.

Example: Weather patterns could be described that explain why a big snowstorm occurred.

This type of text examines the similarities and differences between two or more people, events, concepts, ideas, etc.

Example: A book about ancient Greece may explain how the Spartan women were different from the Athenian women.

This type of structure sets up a problem or problems, explains the solution, and then discusses the effects of the solution.

Which text structure does the author use in the passage?

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