Determining Textual

Structure
TEXTUAL
STRUCTURE

Textual structure refers to how the

information within a written text is
organized. This strategy helps
students understand that a text
might present a main ideas and
details; a cause and then its effect;
and/or different views of a topic.
Teaching students to organized
common text structure can help
students monitor their
comprehension
Textual Definitions Examples:
Structure
Description This type of text structure features a  A book may tell all about
detailed description of something to give whales or describe what the
the reader a mental picture. Describe a geography is like in a
topic by listing characteristics, attributes particular region
and examples.

Cause and This structure presents the causal

relationship between a specific event,
Weather patterns could be
described that explain why a
Effect idea, or concept and the events, ideas, or big snowstorm occurred.
concept that follow. Provide explanations
or reasons for phenomena

Comparison This type of text examines the similarities A book about ancient Greece
and differences between two or more may explain how the Spartan
/ Contrast people, events, concepts, ideas, etc. women were different from
the Athenian women.
 Definition or description

Cause #1

Effect
Cause and effect CAUSE #2

Cause #3
COMPARISON AND CONTRAST

ALIKE DIFFERENT
Textual structure Definitions
Order / This text structure gives
readers a chronological of
Sequence events or a list of steps in a
procedure.
Problem– This type of structure sets up
a problem or problems,
Solution explains the solution, and
then discusses the effects of
the solution.
Examples
 A book about the American
revolution might list the events
leading to the war. In another book,
steps involved in harvesting blue
crabs might be told.
Marriage Problem: How do we
reduce the divorce rate? Solution
1: Change the laws to make it
more difficult for couples to
divorce. Solution 2: Impose a
mandatory waiting period on
couples before they can get
married
Order / sequence

Step by step
 PROBLEM- SOLUTION

PROBLEM SOLUTION
ANY QUESTIONS?

NO QUESTIONS!!!!!!