Description Example Description shares the who what where

Description Example: Description shares the who, what, where, when, why, and how of a topic. It helps you visualize information by adding sensory details.

Description Key Words: • For example • For instance • Characteristics include • Specifically, • In addition

Description Example: During the 1920 s, Al Capone was a notorious gangster with a tight grip on the city of Chicago. He was a known bootlegger, illegally selling and distributing alcohol during Prohibition. Some of his other crimes included gambling, bribery, racketeering, drug trafficking, and murder.

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Compare & Contrast Definition: Authors use comparisons to describe ideas to readers. Similarities and differences are shared.

Compare & Contrast Key Words: • Similar • Alike • Same • Just like • Both • Different • Unlike • In contrast

Compare & Contrast Example: Al Capone’s prison life changed drastically once he entered Alcatraz. In other prisons, he was used to special treatment and even furnished his cell with luxurious furniture. He kept cash in his cell to bribe and tip guards and received frequent visits from friends, family, and even fellow gangsters. In Alcatraz, Capone was treated like every other prisoner and was only allowed limited visits from family members.

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Order & Sequence Definition: Chronological texts present events in a sequence from beginning to end. How-to texts organize the information in a series of directions.

Order & Sequence Keywords: • Before • In the beginning • To start • First • Next • During • After • Then • Finally • Last • In the middle • In the end

Order & Sequence Example: Alcatraz opened as a federal prison in August 1934. Penitentiaries across the country were notified that Alcatraz was ready to take troublemakers off their hands. On August 19, 1934, 53 prisoners boarded a train in Atlanta, Georgia for the long ride to California. The inmates arrived on August 22, 1934. By the end of the year, Alcatraz was housing more than 200 of America’s worst criminals.

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Problem & Solution Definition: The texts introduces a problem and presents one or more possible solutions.

Problem & Solution Key Words: • • • • Problem Issue Cause Since Consequently Therefore As a result Because of Leads to Due to Solve So Then

Problem & Solution Example: During the 1930 s, a crime wave hit the U. S. Robberies and murders were on the rise. Some criminals had become incredibly powerful; they were as famous as celebrities. The public felt that a “super-prison” was just what the country needed. Desolate and isolated, Alcatraz seemed like the ideal place to incarcerate these criminals. So officials set out to build the most escape-proof prison in the nation.

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Cause & Effect Definition: The text describes an event and identifies reasons (causes) for why the event happened.

Cause & Effect Keywords: • Since • Because • If • Due to • As a result of • So • Then • Leads to • Consequently

Cause & Effect Example: By 1963, the island prison, Alcatraz, had become too expensive to operate. The government decided to shut it down. Today, Alcatraz is a landmark managed by the National Park Service. More than one million tourists visit each year. So do about 100 species of birds, including gulls, cormorants, and pelicans.

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