The author explains a topic, idea, person, place, or thing by listing characteristics, features, and examples.

The author states an issue and lists one or more possible answers to the issue.

The author explains how two or more things are alike and/or how they are different.

The author lists items or events in numerical or chronological order.

The author lists an event and then resulting consequences of that particular event.

Making chocolate milk is so easy. First you pour chocolate syrup into a glass. Then you pour milk in after. Finally, you stir it up.

Speaking aloud gives me hives. My skin gets really red. I look like a strawberry.

Our hair is different, her hair is blonde, but my hair is black.

Thunderstorms scare me. The lightening is so bright, and it makes it thunder so loud.

I dont like pickles, When I order a hamburger, I ask them to take them off.

Since, As a result, This led to..

Instead of, Similar, In contrast..

First, Second, Next..

To solve, So, One answer is..

Characteristics, Long, Tall

tell how two or more things are alike

a resolution or a fix

tell how two or more things are different

an action or an event that makes something else happen

what happens

To surprise her mother on her birthday, Samantha got up early and make coffee. First, she filled the pot with water. Then she cleaned and replaced the filter. Next, she got fresh coffee, measured just the right amount, and poured it into the filter. Finally, she pressed the 'on' button and within seconds, the aroma of the fresh-brewed coffee filled the house. The MAIN text structure used in this paragraph is . . .

Willow Creek is very different from New York City. There are no tall skyscrapers in Willow Creek. All you can see are fields and sky. Instead of taxicab horns and fire truck sirens, it is so quiet at night that you can hear the crickets chirping. The MAIN text structure used in this paragraph is . . .

The music was blasting so loud, Marco thought his ears would burst. The stage was filled with bright blue laser beams and a shower of yellow and green paper streamers. All around him, the crowd was singing and dancing wildly. The MAIN text structure used in this paragraph is . . .

Every spring, shortly after the tulips bloom, farmers in Holland go through the tulip fields and cut the blooms off the tulips. This seems strange, because it leaves a field full of green stems. However, it makes the colorful tulip blooms grow back even bigger and stronger later that spring. The MAIN text structure used in this paragraph is . . .

Joey lost his science book. He knew he would be in big trouble if he was unable to study for the final. What should he do? He thought for a few worried moments, and then decided to retrace his steps. He remembered putting the book in his backpack that morning. He had taken it out at school when his friend Kim asked to look something up. Now he remembered - Kim still had his book! The MAIN text structure used in this paragraph is . . .

The modern Olympics are very unlike the ancient Olympic games. Individual events are different. While there was no swimming in the ancient games, for example, there were chariot races. There were no female contestants and all athletes competed in the nude. Of course, the ancient and modern Olympics are also like in many ways. Some events, such as the javelin and the discus throws are the same. Some people say that cheating, professionalism, and nationalism in the modern games are a disgrace to the Olympic tradition. But according to the Greek writers there were many cases of cheating, nationalism, and professionalism in their Olympics, too.