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Informational Text Structures
Term | Definition |
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Chronological Order | to show how to do something or make something, or to relate a series of events that happen over time |
Cause and Effect | to show why something exists or is in place, to tell what happens as the result of an action or actions, to show how one or more causes led to one or more effects |
Problem and Solution | to present a problem, and show how it can be (or has been) solved |
Compare and Contrast | to present how two topics are the same and/or different. |
Description | to tell what something is, to present an item’s attributes or properties, to show what an item or place is like |