text structure Flashcards
refer to the way authors organize information in text
provide clues to readers that help them comprehend the text
text structure
types of text structure
compare and contrast
sequence
descriptive
problem-solution
question-answer
examines the similarities and differences between two or more people, events, concepts, and ideas
compare and contrast
the casual relationship between a specific event
an action and its result are explained
cause-effect structure
gives readers a chronological order of events or a list of steps in a procedure
sequence structure
describe something in the order of space and how something looks
descriptive structure
sets up a problem, explains the solution, and then discusses the effects of the solution
problem-solution structure
starts by posing a question then goes on to answer that question
question-answer structure