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Chronological |
Articles that reveal events in a sequence from beginning to end. Words that signal chronological structures include: first, then, next, finally, and specific dates and times. |
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Cause |
A reason for an action or condition. |
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Effect |
Basic meaning or purpose. |
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Problem |
Any question or matter involving doubt, uncertainty, or difficulty. |
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Solution |
Something that is used or done to deal with or end a problem. |
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Compare |
Something that is similar to another. |
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Contrast |
Something that is different from another. |
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Desription |
Sensory details that help a reader visualize information. |
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Directions |
How-to-texts that frame the information in a series of directions. |
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Sequence |
Information is listed step-by-step. Explains how to do it or how it happens. Does not occur at a specific time. |
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Process Writing |
Writing actions that produce something or that lead to particular result. |
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Descriptive Writing |
Describes something in order of space. Describes how something looks. Time doesn´t pass in the passage. |
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Article |
A piece of writing that about a particular subject that is included in a magazine, newspaper, etc. |
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Titles |
The name of something. |
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Subtitles |
A title that comes after the main title of a book and that often gives more information about the contents of the book. |
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Headings |
A word, phrase, etc., that is placed at the beginning of a document, passage, etc., or at the top of a page. |
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Key Words |
A word that is used to find information in a piece of writing, in a computer document, or on the Internet. |
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Text/Passage |
The original words of a piece of writing or a speech. The words that make up the main part of a book, magazine, newspaper, Web site, etc. |
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Organization |
The way in which the different parts of something are arranged. |
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Analyze |
To study something closely and carefully. |