EAPP( 1TEXT STRUCTURES)

• There are no official list of text structures. Different writers have different lists of text structures.
• A nonfiction text can have one overall text structure or several different text structures.
• Text structure


  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.
• Common text structures


  • Chronological order
  • Sequence
  • Cause-effect
  • Problem-solution
  • Compare-contrast
  • Exemplification/classification
  • Persuasion
• Chronological order


  Organized from one point in time to another
• Sequence


  Steps described in the order they occur, does not take place in a specific point in time
• Cause-effect


  Shows how one or more causes led to one or more effects
• Problem-solution


  Presents a problem, and shows how it can be (or has been) solved
• Compare-contrast


  Shows how two or more ideas or items are similar or different
• Exemplification/classification


  Exemplification develops a general statement with specific examples, classification divides things into groups, classes, or categories
• Persuasion


  Convinces readers to agree to an argument or claim about a particular topic
• When readers do not have a strong knowledge of the topic of a text, they depend more on the structure.
• A well-written text guides the reader through the content.
• Efficient searchers use the structure of the text to help them find specific information, and make and interpret arguments.
• Text structure is an important component to summarizing, as readers need to reflect the text structure in the summary.