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Text
Pattern
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Definition
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Key
Words
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Description
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Use
language to help the reader form images or visualize processes |
descriptive
detail words like on, over, beyond, within, descriptive adjectives |
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Temporal
Sequence
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Present
ideas or events in the order in which they happen |
first,
second, before, after, finally, then, next, earlier, later, last |
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Comparison/Contrast
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Discuss
two ideas, events, or phenomena, showing how they are similar and different |
while,
yet, but, rather, most, either, like, and unlike, same, as, opposed to,
as well as, likewise, on the other hand, although, the same, similarly,
opposites |
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Cause
and Effect
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Provides
explanations or reasons for phenomena |
because,
since, thus, so that, if....then, therefore, nevertheless, due to, this
led to, as a result, then.....so, for this reason, on account of, consequently |
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Problem/Solution
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Identify
problems and pose solutions |
propose,
conclude, a solution, the problem or question, research shows, the
evidence is, a reason for |
Patterns of Text Structure in Informational Text