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Information is presented in a list, either in bulleted format, with numbers, or using commas. Order does not matter. Examples include "to do" lists & ingredients for a recipe.
Generalization
Cause and Effect
Concept - Definition
Enumeration/Listing
The text will present an issue/problem and ways it can be fixed/solved.
Cause and Effect
Problem and Solution
Process
Sequence
A series of events are presented in a specific order, often using signal words like "first", "next", "then" & "last".
Sequence
Process
Concept - Definition
Problem and Solution
The text will define a word or idea. This will be factual and something that can be confirmed in a reference material (dictionary, encyclopedia, etc).
Process
Generalization
Concept - Definition
Cause and Effect
A series of steps that will result in the creation of something (a product). "How-To" writing, directions in recipes, and tutorials are procedural texts.
Sequence
Process
Cause and Effect
Problem and Solution
Non-specific statements are made about a topic, person, idea, etc. Words like "mostly", "likely", "many", "usually", and "much of the time" are used through the text.
Concept - Definition
Enumeration
Generalization
Process
A series of events are presented in the order that they happen according to specific times and dates. Signal words: years, dates, times.
Enumeration
Process
Sequence
Chronological
The text will explain the reasons for an event and/or the results of different events. Signal words/phrases: because of, caused by, as a result.
Enumeration
Problem and Solution
Sequence
Cause and Effect
The text will discuss the similarities (comparisons) and differences (contrasts) between two things. Signal words: although, however, unlike, similarly
Compare and Contrast
Enumeration
Concept - Definition
Sequence
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