Text Type Detective

Students become “text detectives” as they analyze short passages to determine which organizational structure each one uses. By reading examples that reflect cause/effect, compare/contrast, chronological, problem/solution, and descriptive formats, learners must identify structural clues such as sequencing transitions, comparison phrases, or causal relationships. The worksheet also includes a reflection challenge encouraging students to rewrite one passage in a different structure, promoting adaptability and deeper comprehension of informational organization.

Curriculum Matched Skills

English Language Arts – Reading Informational Text: Identify Text Structures

English Language Arts – Writing: Rewriting for Structure and Coherence

English Language Arts – Vocabulary: Signal Word Application

English Language Arts – Critical Thinking: Structural Analysis

This worksheet is part of our Matching Text to Structure Type collection.