Common text structures
- 1. Common Text Structures K. DEVENDRAKULA THIRUMAGAL Assistant professor Lakshmi College of Education, Gandhigram ,Dindigul, Tamilnadu India k.thirumagal84@gmail.com
- 2. Common text structure • It is important understand that there is no “official “ list of text structure Compare- contrast structure Cause-effect structure Sequence structure Problem-Solution structure Descriptive structure Question-answer structure Cyclical structure
- 3. Compare- contrast structure This text structure shows how two or more ideas or items. This text structure is also fairly easy for students to understand. This text may use a clustered approach, with details about one topic followed by details about the other. The text may also show an alternating approach , with the author going back between the two topics.
- 4. cont.. Transition words may includes Like Similar Unlike On the other hand Also
- 6. Cause-effect structure This text structure shows how one or more causes leds to one or more effects. This text structure also has a strong component, since causes come before effects. Time order transitions are also used , which can lead to some confusion for students.
- 7. Cont.. Another complication is that many texts do not include just one cause leading to one effect, instead there may be several causes and several effects. Transitions words such as Cause Effect As a result Consequently Because
- 9. Sequence structure This text structure gives readers a chronological of events or a list of steps in a procedure. A process is explained. Transitions words such as • First,second,third • Next before • Finally • During • In the end
- 11. Problem-solution structure This text structure presents a problem, and shows how it can be (or has been) solved. This text structure can be confused with cause and effect. Transitions may include problem, solution, solve,effect,hopeful,issue, as a result, causes.
- 13. Description structure This text structure shows what an item or place is like. Information is organised in order of space(top to bottom, left to right) Transitions in this structure might include spatial words such as next to, on the top of, beside, for example, for instance, most important, in front, to begin with, near.
- 15. Question-answer structure A question is asked and an answer is given. Transition words such as • What • Where • Who • Why • How • When
- 16. Cyclical Structure This structure starts with an event then progresses through a series until it is back to the beginning event.