Republic of the Philippines

Department of Education
REGION XII
DIVISION OF SULTAN KUDARAT
LAGUILAYAN NATIONAL HGH SCHOOL

LEARNING ACTIVITY SHEETS

Name: _______________________________________ Grade & Section: _______________ Score: _________
Subject: English for Academic and Professional PurposesLAS-2-Q3 Teacher: ADZAL, NASSER M.

What is Text Structure?

It is how information in a passage is organized.

Text Structure refers to the internal organization of a text. As authors write a text to communicate
an idea, they will use a structure that goes along with the idea (Meyer,1985).

Let us study the six common patterns of organization:

1. Chronological
2. Cause and effect
3. Compare and contrast
4. Problem and solution
5. Sequence
6. Spatial / Descriptive

1. Chronological – information is organized in order of time.

Chrono = time Logic = order

2. Cause and Effect – an action and its result are explained.

CAUSE EFFECT
Students did not learn the material. They performed poorly on the test.

• Don’t confuse with chronologic al.

• Won’t have a beginning, middle and end.
• Time won’t progress much.

3. Compare and Contrast- tells how two things are similar and different.
Apples and Orange

Alike Different
Both are fruits People don’t eat orange skin.
Both have skin Orange have more juice.

4. Problem and Solution - a problem and answer are suggested.

PROBLEM SOLUTION

Property is being Require a license to buy

spray painted. spray paint.

• Don’t confuse with cause and effect.

• It is presented as a PROBLEM.

5. Sequence / Process Writing – information is listed step - by- step and explains how to do it or how it happens.

6. Spatial / Descriptive Writing – describes something in order of space describes how something looks.
Two windows on the West Wall A television across from the bed

My bedroom

A bed in the middle A closet by the TV

Activity #1.
1. What is the importance of text structure in academic writing? (10pnts)
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2. How do you identify text structure?

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