Match the six text structures of nonfiction texts with their descriptions.
gives sensory details or a list of characteristics to help the audience visualize a person, place, or thing
uses time order to describe events or steps in a process from beginning to end
examines why things occur; describes actions or events that cause other events
examines the similarities and differences between or among two or more people, ideas, places, events, objects, or time periods
describes a problem and gives possible solutions
tells a story using literary elements, such as flashback, foreshadowing, and pacing
choices:
cause and effect
narratve
compare/contrast
problem and solution
description
- Description: gives sensory details or a list of characteristics to help the audience visualize a person, place, or thing
- Narrative: tells a story using literary elements, such as flashback, foreshadowing, and pacing
- Cause and Effect: examines why things occur; describes actions or events that cause other events
- Compare/Contrast: examines the similarities and differences between or among two or more people, ideas, places, events, objects, or time periods
- Problem and Solution: describes a problem and gives possible solutions
- Time Order: uses time order to describe events or steps in a process from beginning to end