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| Sequence | Enumeration | Description | Cause & Effect | Problem & Solution | Compare & Contrast | |||
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to tell how to make or do something or order of events |
to share a list or collection of ideas, points, or things | to tell what something is by telling about it, defining it, or describing it. | a relationship to explain why something happens | to present a problem and offer one or more possible solutions | to show how two or more things are alike or different | |||
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Signal words; life cycle |
Lists or examples |
Describes |
Why and what happened |
Problem, evidence, action taken/proposed, & results |
same, alike, similar, both vs. differences |
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| e.g.. historical events, following directions Note: Look for words such as first, second, then, finally, etc. | Note: No particular order | e.g.. history, science Note: Look for words such as because, therefore, as a result, so that, since, consequently, if...then, thus etc. | e.g.. history, science, math | e.g.. history, science, and math Note: Look for words such as same as, alike, similar, unlike, however, also, resembles, while, either…or, compared to etc. | ||||
| Look for these organizational structures when reading various information articles. | ||||||||
