Text Structure - Lakeview Middle School
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- Q1The passage begins by giving details about Mars, and in a few sentences, begins giving details about Venus. Which text structure are you thinking of as you continue to read?descriptionsequenceproblem/solutioncompare/contrast30s
- Q2The passage is telling how to make a sub sandwich. Even though key words like 'first' and 'next' are used, we know this isn't chronological structure becausesub sandwiches are always descriptive structure.It IS chronological.the *time* you spread the mustard on the bread doesn't matter, and chronological is about time.comparing and contrasting mustard is more important30s
- Q3Bob is a 7th grader at Lakeview. He plays basketball and he babysits his little brother in the afternoons. He likes mac and cheese, and he is bilingual.compare/contrastsequentialdescriptivechronological30s
- Q4Last year's English teacher was about 27 years old and she had a little baby boy. She loved to tell jokes and she always had our papers graded the next day. The new English teacher is about 65 years old and she never tells jokes. She throws away all our tests and she writes 10 referrals a day.This is just wrong.problem/solutioncompare/contrastdescription30s
- Q5Sam is failing all of his classes. If he'd just stay off his phone, pay attention to what the teacher is saying, and actually try on a test once in a while, he'd have all As because Sam is intelligent.cause/effectproblem/solutiondescriptioncompare/contrast30s
- Q6Sam is failing all of his classes. The reasons he's failing are that Sam stares at his phone constantly, he never pays attention, and he doesn't even try on tests.chronologicalsequenceproblem/solutioncause/effect30s
- Q7Our basketball team is winning so far this season. Some things that contribute to this success are our coach's secret playbook, our athletes taking practice seriously, and our school's support at games.descriptionsequenceproblem/solutioncause/effect30s
- Q8When a passage begins, "Spain and Portugal are two countries that are close to one another, but," which structure do you predict?problem/solutioncause/effectdescriptioncompare/contrast30s
- Q9A good tip to know the difference in cause/effect structure and problem/solution isCause/effect gives solutions to fix the problemproblem/solution gives ideas to solve the problem, rather than just the reasons that the problem exists.There's no tip, really.problem/solution sounds worse30s