Text Structure

• Types of Text Structure

  • Description
  • Cause and Effect
  • Comparison and Contrast
  • Order/Sequence
  • Problem Solution
• Description

  • This type of text structure features a detailed prescription of something to give the reader a mental picture.
• Comparison and Contrast

  • This type of text examines the similarities and differences between two or more people, events, concepts, ideas, etc.
• Problem Solution

  • It sets up a problem(s), explains the solution, and then discusses the effects of the solution.
• Cause and Effect

  • It presents the causal relationship between an specific event, idea, or concept that followw.
• Order/Sequence

  • This text structure gives readers a chronological of events or a list of steps in a procedure.