Cave Reading: Text Structure

Wednesday, July 8, 2015

--State Standards Writing 2a, Reading Informational Text 5

There is also a sort of sequence called spacial -- like the book pages we arranged.

Text Structure	Signal Words
Description/definition	For example, to illustrate, characteristics of, for instance such as…, to begin with, an example, characteristics are, is •It emphasizes sizes, shapes, colors, and details. *Look for the topic word (or a synonym or pronoun) to be repeated.
Sequence	before, after, first, second, next, then, finally, following, not long after, now, soon, when, previously, etc.
Chronological	before, after, first, second, next, then, finally, following, not long after, now, soon, in the end (dates, years, times, etc.)
Cause and Effect	as a consequence, reasons why, so, because, since, therefore, if…then, this led to, as a result, may be due to, effect of, consequently, for this reason
Compare/Contrast	alike, different, same as, similar, resemble, as well as, not only…but also, both, instead of, on the other hand, different from, however, although, more than, less than, on the contrary, as opposed to
Problem/Solution	dilemma, question is…, the puzzle is…, to solve this…, one answer is…, issue,
Classification *Look for the overall topic word to be repeated.	categories, characteristics, classes, classify, divide, dimensions, elements, features, groups, kinds, methods, aspects, (numbers), parts, sorts, types, ways