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Text Structure Patterns of Organization What is Text Structure? How information in a passage is organized We will study six common patterns: Chronological Cause and Effect Compare and Contrast Problem and Solution Sequence / Process Spatial / Descriptive Chronological Information is organized in order of time. Chrono = time Logic = order Example Cause and Effect An action and its results are explained. Compare and Contrast Tells how two things are similar and different. Problem and Solution A problem and answer are suggested. Sequence / Process Writing Information is listed step-by-step. Explains how to do it or how it happens. Spatial / Descriptive Writing Racial is to race as spatial is to space. Describes something in order of space. Describes how something looks. TIME DOESN’T PASS in these passages. Tips to Identify Ask, “what is the author doing in this paragraph?” Put it in your own words. Have a hunch? Use the graphic organizer to see if the info fits. Look for signal words. Practice Read each passage. Determine how the text is organized: cause and effect, compare and contrast, chronological order, sequence / process writing, problem and solution, or spatial / descriptive. Write your answer. Popular Sports Football and baseball are two of the most popular sports in the country. They have many things in common. For one, they are both team sports, and they both require players to advance to an end or “home” point on the playing field. However, football requires players to carry the ball to the end zone, whereas in baseball, it is the defending team that controls the ball while it is in play. The Magic Blanket One day while walking home from school, he found a magic blanket. When he covered himself with it, he turned invisible. At first he used his power to play all kinds of tricks on people. He’d turn invisible and hide things, or move a cup when someone was pouring juice to make a mess. He had a lot of fun. But then one day, he found t