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Text Structures

Text Structures and Summarizing

TermDefinition
Problem and Solution The author gives evidence of a problem and one or more ways to solve it.
Descriptive The author tells the characteristics of a topic.
Proposition and Support The author states a main idea or claim and gives details or evidence to support that idea or claim.
Chronological/ Sequential The author relates a sequence of events or steps in a process.
Cause and Effect The author explains the reason something is happening and what happened as a result
Compare and Contrast The author explains how two things or ideas are the same or different.
Summaries introduce the text by giving the ________________ in the first sentence. title, author, and page numbers
The first sentence of an summary should include the ____________ of the text. main idea
Summaries should include the most important _____________. details
Summaries should not include _______________ details. less important
The last sentence of a summary is the ______________ that restates the main idea in a new way. conclusion
Summaries take different forms based on the ___________ _____________. text structure
First, Second, Next, Then, Finally transitions to use for Chronological/Sequential writing
The first reason; The second reason; The last reason transitions to use for Proposition and Support writing
As a result; Consequently; Because of this transitions to use for Cause and Effect writing
The text states; The author explains phrases to start sentences with evidence from the text
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