The document outlines various types of text structures, including description, sequence, compare and contrast, cause and effect, and problem and solution, with examples related to ice cream. It includes activities for identifying text structures by asking specific questions and analyzing statements. The document serves as a guide for understanding how information in texts is organized to aid in comprehension.

1. Hello

2. First
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 Listen attentively
Classroom Rules:
 Raise your hand
 Read loudly

3. - Tells a story to
entertain the reader.
- A text that gives
information about the topic.
- A text that tells reader
how to do or make
something.
- Convince or persuade
readers to adopt a certain
point of view.
Various Text Types
Informational
Procedural Argumentative
Review
Narrative

4. Can you name me!

5. Can you name me!

6. Can you name me!

7. No. 1
No. 2
No. 3
Do you have a dream of becoming a
writer?
Questions:
Do you have an idea how writers organized
information from a text?
What strategy to use in understanding a
text?

8. Text
Structure

9. - It refers to how the information
within a written text is organized.
This strategy helps students
understand that a text might present a
main idea and details.
Text Structure

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11. - Describes the characteristic of
something.
For example:
 Ice cream is a frozen and sweet
delicacy.
Description

12. - Describes a sequence of events or a list
of steps.
For example:
 Do you want a delicious ice cream?
First, scoop it into a bowl. Next, top it with sprinkles
and goodies. Finally, grab a spoon and enjoy it.
Sequence

13. - Discusses the similarities and
differences between two or more things.
For example:
 Ice cream and veggies are both food, but
ice cream is less healthy.
Compare & Contrast

14. - Explains events (cause) and the
results of these events (effects).
For example:
 If melted ice cream gets in your hand,
your skin will be sticky.
Cause & Effect

15. - Describe the problem and how it
was solved.
For example:
If your ice cream melts before you
finish it, put it back to the freezer.
Problem & Solution

16. Remember this!

17. Activity #1:
Instructions: Tell under what text structure
you will ask yourself the following question.
____1.What specific person or place is being
described?
____2. What solution will resolve the problem?
____3. What are being compared?

18. Activity:
____4. What happened and why did it happen?
____5. Is the event in chronological order?
____6. Is this giving examples to describe
something?
____7. Is this explaining how things are different
or alike?

19. Activity:
____8. Is this telling me the order of events?
____9. Is this telling me how problem was
solved?
____10. Is this explaining why something
happened?

20. Answers!
1. Description 6. Description
2. Problem and Solution 7. Compare and contrast
3. Compare and contrast 8. Sequence
4. Cause and effect 9. Problem and Solution
5. Sequence 10. Cause and effect

21. Activity #2:
Instructions: Study each statement and tell what text
structure present. Write clues/keywords that lead you
to your answer.
1. Walking the Dog. The first thing I do when I walk my dog
is put on his leash. Next, I walk out the door. Then, I lead
him down the driveway. Finally, we walk around the village.

22. Activity:
2. A rainbow is a multicolored arc made by light
striking water droplets. The colors on a
primary rainbow are always in order of their
wavelength, from longest to shortest: red, orange,
yellow, green, blue, and violet.

23. Activity:
3. Because the alarm was not set, we were late for work.
4. Apple and orange are both fruits. But orange has thicker
peel.
5. When the ocean is extremely polluted, coral reefs will die.
6. Both dogs and cats are pet animals. However, the dog barks
and the cat meows.
7. John hit his head and got a big bump. So, he got an ice pack
and put it on his head

24. Activity:
8. A mother is a selfless, loving human who must sacrifice
many of her wants and needs for her children.
9. Anne and Anna want a slice of cake, but there was only
one slice left. So, they slice the cake in half.
10. How I make Sandwich. First, I take two pieces of bread.
Next, I spread some butter on each slice. Then, I add some
tomato and cheese. Finally, I eat the sandwich.