TextStructuresExamplesforReviewGame

(ChronologicalOrder)
Authorsusethistextstructuretoexplainhowthingshappeninorder
Haveyouevermademacaroniandcheese?Itssimple!First,boilsome
waterandmakesomemacaroni.Then,makeyourcheesesauce.Afterthe
cheesesauceisready,mixitwiththemacaroni.Baketheentirethingin
theoven.Finally,itstimetoeat!

(CompareandContrast)
Awriterusesthistextstructuretoexplainhowobjects,ideas,oreventsare
similaranddifferent
Thecardinalandthegoldfincharetwocommonbirds.Botharebrightly
colored.Botharecommonatbirdfeeders.Butthebirdshavesome
differences.Themalecardinalisabrightred,whilethemalegoldfinchis
yellow.Cardinalslikeshrubsandtrees,whilegoldfinchespreferopen
meadows.

(CauseandEffect)
Sometimesawriterwantstoexplainhowoneeventleadstoanother.What
textstructurewouldtheyuse?
Thenightssnowstormhadmanyeffects.Peoplewereoutshovelingsnow
fromtheirsidewalks.Thepowerlinesweredrapedwithice.Snowplows
drovedowneverystreet.Childrenwerethehappiestofall.The
unexpectedsnowcausedschooltobecancelled!

(ProblemandSolution)
Anauthorwantstopresentaneventorissuethathasraisedsomeconcerns
andinvestigatepotentialsolutions.Whattextstructurewouldtheyuse?
Heavyrainscancausefloodinginsmallstreams.Forweatherforecasters
andlocalauthorities,thisfloodingcanbedifficulttopredict.Fortunately,
theUnitedStatesGeologicalSurvey(USGS)hasmorethan7,000
streamgagesthatmeasurewaterflow.Thesestreamgageshelpscientiststo
monitorwaterlevelsingoodandbadweather.

(Description)
Thistextstructureisusedtoteachaboutalocation,idea,event,person,or
object
Thepondwasabeautifulplacetovisit.Thefallingleaves,alldifferent
colors,decoratedthesurfaceofthewater.Attheedgesofthepond,small
wildflowersgrew.Thegoldenforestglowedfaintlyinthedistance.