TEXT STRUCTURE

ACTIVITY 1: Match the informal vocabulary in the list below with

more appropriate formal options from the box.
 Revise, review  Commence, initiative, undertake  Solve, repair, amend
 Confirm, determine  Satisfactory, positive, favorable  Consider, monitor, analyze
 Somewhat, fairly  Demonstrate, indicate, illustrate  A great deal of, many

1. Go over - ______________________
2. Show - ________________________
3. Begin - _________________________
4. Good - _________________________
5. Look at - _________________________
6. A bit - _________________________
7. Fix - _________________________
8. Make sure - _________________________
9. Quite good - _________________________
ACTIVITY 2: Classify the signal words given below based on how they are used.

 Since  Because  However  For instance

 Such as  Although  So that  Important
 Powerful  Due to  Finally  Later

Narrative Sequence Cause & Problem/ Compare & Definition or

effect solution contrast discription
Answers:

ACTIVITY 1 ACTIVITY 2

1. Revise, review Narrative Sequence Cause & Problem/ Compare Definition

2. Demonstrate, indicate, illustrate effect solution & contrast or
description
3. Commence. Initiate, undertake
4. Satisfactory, positive, favorable
5. Consider, monitor, analyze IMPORTANT SINCE SINCE BECAUSE HOWEVER FOR
INSTANCE
6. A great deal of, many POWERFUL FINALLY SO THAT
7. Somewhat, fairly LATER DUE TO
SO THAT ALTHOUGH
SUCH AS
8. Solve, repair, amend
9. Confirm, determine
COMMON TEXT
STRUCTURE
Text Structure Definition Graphic
organizer
Transitions/
Signal Words
Questions

 Who is the
narrative
Descriptive about?
Narrates an language  Where is it
event/story with (adjectives, set?
NARRATIVE characters adverbs, similes,  What is the
setting, conflict, and metaphors) conflict?
point of view, and  Who is telling
plot the narrative?
 What is
happening?
Text Structure Definition Graphic Transitions/ Questions
organizer Signal Words

 First, second,  What items.

third… Events, or
 Later steps are
Step by step  Next listed?
Present ideas or  Before  Do they have
Chronological, events in the  Then to/ always
Process, or order in which  Finally happen in this
Sequence they happen  After order?
 When since  What
 Now/ sequence of
previously events is
 Actual use of being
dates described?
Text Structure Definition Graphic Transitions/ Questions
organizer Signal Words

 If/ then  What

 Reasons why happened?
 As a result  Why did it
 Therefore happen?
Provide Cause 1  Because  What caused
Cause & Effect explanations or  Consequently it happen?
reasons for Cause 2 Effect  Since
phenomena  So that
Cause 3  For
 Due to
Text Structure Definition Graphic Transitions/ Questions
organizer Signal Words

 Problem is  What is the

 Dilemma is problem?
 If/then  Why is this a
Identify problems  Because problem?
Problem / and pose  So that  Is anything
solution solutions
problem solution
 Question/ being done to
answer try to solve the
 Puzzle is problem?
solved  What can be
done to try to
solve the
problem?
 What can be
done to solve
the problem?
Text Structure Definition Graphic Transitions/ Questions
organizer Signal Words

o However/ yet  What items

o Nevertheless are being
o On the other compared?
hand  In what ways
Discuss two o But/ whereas, are they
Compare & ideas, events, or similarly similar? Or
contrast phenomena, o Although different?

difference difference
showing how they similarities
o Also/likewise What
are different and o In contrast/ conclusion
how they are comparison does the
similar o Different author reach
o Either/ or about these
o In the same items?
way/ just as  What
conclusion
Text Structure Definition Graphic Transitions/ Questions
organizer Signal Words

 For example  What are the

 Characteristic most
s important
 For instance characteristics
Describes a topic  Such as ?
by listing  Including  How is it being
Definition or characteristics,  To illustrate described?
description features,  What is
attributes, and important to
examples remember
about it?
 1. This text structure is ”how the things in the text similar or different.”
Activity 3: Identify
2. The text thethat
structure text discusses
structure based
what on the givenbeing
is specially statement.
described.
3. The text structure that is written in a style that tells what happened
and why it happens.
4. This text structure tells what the conflict is, or problem, and how it is
solved.
5. The text structure that shows events taking place over time or gives
steps is…
6. “similar, same alike, both, on the other hand, instead” are signal
words for…
7. Before putting the model car together, we gathered our supplies.
Then we were able to read and follow the directions. Before long, our
car was done.
8. Which type of text structure answers the question of what happened
and why?
9. Which type of text structure shows how two or more things are alike
and different?
Performance
Task
DIRECTIONS: Write an essay about your experience about FACE-TO-
FACE SETTING using a specific text structure of your choice.
CRITERIA FOR SCORING:

Appropriate Use of Text Structure - 20 pts.

Convention - 15 pts.

Creativity and Organization - 15 pts.

Total - 50 pts.