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Description explains a topic and its characteristics Key features: Words: such as, for example. Includes lots of details to help you picture what is going on.
Compare/Contrast Explains how things are both different and the same. Key Features: Has to have at least 2 major parts being highlighted in the text. Key words: Similar, Differences, both. The author will state what makes these things alike AND what makes them unique
Cause/Effect When authors tell what happened and WHY it happened. Key features: Words like since, if, then, due to, because. An event that happened and then what made it come to be. Also very common in social studies about human events. In science, it relates t
Problem/Solution An issue that occurred and what was done to solve it. Key Features: Found in all subjects, in various ways. Key words: since, question, problem, issue, solution, solve, resolved.
Sequence: Gives events from way back to most recent. Key features Commonly seen in textbooks that talk about a historical event (Social Studies!). Dates, times, locations. Key words: next, then, before, first, second, third…
Biography A story that someone ELSE writes about a person about their life. Key Features: The author and the person the book is about are NOT the same person. There is usually a lot of research done to produce this story. Spans several years of that person’s
Memoir A story someone tells about themselves that is ONLY about a specific time or event in their life. Key Features: Usually are very personal and usually contain a lot of emotion. Shares a life lesson or a “big picture” teaching moment. Can be chronologi
Autobiography A story that someone writes about their OWN life, covering several years. This is also written by the person talking about their own life. This type of story usually takes several years to write. It covers several years of their life, and usually do
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