Text Types and Structures

Text Types and Structures

6th Grade · ELA · 60 min· Ccss Ccss.ela-literacy.w.6.2

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Learning Objective

I can identify the organizational structure of different text types.

  • 1

    Common text structures include cause and effect, chronology, problem and solution, and comparison.

  • 2

    To compare text structures, first identify the structure, then analyze why the author chose that structure, and finally compare and contrast the two texts.

  • 3

    A compare and contrast text structure may include keywords such as on the other hand, similar, or different.