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What is the structure of academic text?

The three-part essay structure is a basic structure that consists of introduction, body
and conclusion. The introduction and the conclusion should be shorter than the body of
the text. For shorter essays, one or two paragraphs for each of these sections can be
appropriate.

Text Structure – refers to the way an author arranges information in is writing.


- How an information is organized
- Enables authors to organize their thoughts as they write.
- It also helps the reader that provides a structure in which information can be
found and understood as it is read.

6 common patterns:
1. Chronological
2. Cause and effect
3. Compare and contrast
4. Problem solution
5. Sequence / process
6. Spatial / descriptive

CHRONOLOGICAL – information is organized in order of time.


Chrono – time logic – order
- This pattern is found in most narrative texts, where the plot unfolds over time;
more complex texts use literary devices, such as flashback and foreshadowing
to implicitly establish time order.

Jack and Jill ran up


Jack fell down and Jill came tumbling
the hill to fetch a pail
broke his crown. after.
of water.

All stories are told chronologically.

CAUSE AND EFFECT

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- This pattern carries the implication that the effect is produced by a
specific cause or that the consequences follow from the specified
antecedents; this might be found in a discussion of science
investigation results or historical articles linking multiple causes and
effects.

- The cause and effect text structure. tells why something happened
(cause) and what happened (effect). Examples: A book about weather
shows how specific weather patterns can cause extreme weather such
as a blizzard or a hurricane.

- Cause and effect is the relationship between two things when one
thing makes something else happen. For example, if we eat too much
food and do not exercise, we gain weight. Eating food without
exercising is the “cause;” weight gain is the “effect.” There may be
multiple causes and multiple effects.

COMPARE AND CONTRAST

- This pattern shows similarities and dissimilarities between objects, actions,


ideas or processes; headings and subheadings generally provide extra
support/signals to readers about this structure; often one paragraph is
dedicated to similarities and another to differences.

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