ELA21.4.23a

English Language Arts (2021) Grade(s): 4

Informational text often follows a particular text structure and understanding the types of text structure can help improve comprehension.
A text that follows a description structure will provide facts and details about a topic.
A text that follows a comparison and contrast structure will describe how two or more things are alike or different.
A text that follows a sequence text structure will describe events that occurred in chronological order.
Problem and solution text structure describes a problem and how the problem was solved or could be solved.
Cause and effect text structure describes an event (the cause) and the consequence or result of the event (the effect).

Texts follow a predictable structure that contributes to the overall meaning of the text.