Text Structures

​Have you ever noticed how stories are written?

Think about what the word structure means----it means pattern or organization of something.

A text structure is just how a story/text is organized!!!

There are 5 different types of text structures.

​Different Types

Realizing how a text is structured can help us understand what is going on in the text. It also helps us understand an author's purpose in writing it.

​Why important?

​Clue Words!

Each text structure has its own "Clue Words" to help us figure out what type of text it is.

It is important we learn these Clue Words to help us out!

for example, for instance, such as, looks like....

​Clue Words

Simply "describes" a topic or issue.

​Description

first, second, third...
Next, last, then,....
Before, during, finally, lastly, after, following, later....

​Clue Words

Also know as "Chronological"

Tells the order something happened

​Sequence

problem, solution, issue, fixed, resolved, challenge, conquer, conflict, resolved

​Clue Words

Tells about a problem and how to fix it

​Problem/Solution

as a result, because, caused by, therefore, thus, so.....

​Clue Words

Tells how and why something happens

​Cause/Effect

alike, different, same, similar, both, but, unlike, either or, yet, however, as well as, although

​Clue Words

Tells how things are alike and different.

​compare/Contrast

Let's take it to the book! MR pgs 224-225


But first.......

Let's Read-----about Hula Dancing!!!