The students should be able to understand and identify the structures of informational text (Description, Sequence, Problem and Solution, Cause and Effect, and Compare and Contrast.)

description, sequence, problem and solution, cause and effect, and.

Text structure refers to how the information within a written text is organized. This strategy helps students understand that a text might present a main idea and details; a cause and then its effects; and/or different views of a topic.

Words that signal chronological structures include: first, then, next, finally, and specific dates and times. Cause/Effect: Informational texts often describe cause and effect relationships. The text describes events and identifies or implies causal factors.

07 Identify text structures (e.g., sequence/chronological order, classification, definition, process, description, comparison, problem/solution, cause/effect).

Structure controls the major elements of a story, including plot, characters, setting, and theme. ... In this, we see the plot introduced, a crisis or complication, and a resolution. The structure affects the meaning of the story by organizing the theme of the writing.

The term text structure refers to how information is organized in a passage. The structure of a text can change many times in a work and even within a paragraph. Students are often asked to identify text structures or patterns of organization on state reading tests.

Examples of text structures include: sequence/process, description, time order/chronology, proposition/support, compare/contrast, problem/solution, cause/effect, inductive/deductive, and investigation.