| Definitions |
| #1 |
Gives an overall impression of a topic through sensory details or main idea and supporting details |
What is description? |
| #2 |
Organized as a series of events or steps in chronological order; a process |
What is sequence? |
| #3 |
Organized using events and their consequences |
What is cause-effect? |
| #4 |
Analyzes similarities and differences between or among characters, situations, concepts, or ideas |
What is compare-contrast? |
| #5 |
identifies obstacles and offers ways to resolve them |
What is problem-solution? |
| Signal Words |
| #1 |
During, next, following |
What is sequence? |
| #2 |
For instance, such as, most important |
What is description? |
| #3 |
In order to, consequently, this leads to |
What is cause-effect? |
| #4 |
On the other hand, resemble, although |
What is compare-contrast? |
| #5 |
This resulted in, one answer is, therefore |
What is problem-solution? |
| Examples |
| #1 |
Some people get goosebumps when they're scared; others get goosebumps only when they're cold. |
What is compare-contrast? |
| #2 |
Goose bumps make me shiver. I get little bumps on my skin. They look like little bubbles. |
What is description? |
| #3 |
Goose bumps make me shiver. First I get cold, and then I shake all over. |
What is sequence? |
| #4 |
Goose bumps make me shiver. But they disappear as soon as I cover up with a jacket or blanket. |
What is problem-solution? |
| #5 |
Goose bumps make me shiver. When the temperature drops below 45 degrees, my skin crinkles into goose bumps. |
What is cause-effect? |
