EXPLORING TEXT STRUCTURES

Worksheet by Rachel Alexander

Subjects: ELA
Grades: 5
Language: ENG
Assignments: 59 classrooms used this worksheet

Master text structures! Identify clue words and cite evidence for cause/effect, chronological, problem/solution, and compare/contrast.

Read "Winter's Tail" in your Wonders book on pages 237 through 249. Provide at least 3 pieces of text evidence from the passage for each of the four major types of text structures. You may quote directly from the text or summarize. Fill in the table below with clue words that help you know when each of the four major types of text structures is being used. Cause and Effect Chronological Problem and Solution Compare and Contrast

Text Structure ELA Reading Comprehension Informational Text Analysis Literary Devices

Educational Standards

CCSS CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.RI.5.5 CCSS CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.RI.5.1

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