Compare and contrast the overall structure (e.g., chronology, comparison, cause/effect, problem/solution) of events, ideas, concepts, or information in two or more texts.
North Carolina - Standard Course of Study:
RI.5.5
Compare and contrast the overall structure of events, ideas, concepts, or information in two or more texts.
Tennessee Academic Standards:
5.RI.CS.5
Compare and contrast the overall structure of events, ideas, and concepts of information in two or more texts.
Pennsylvania Core Standards:
CC.1.2.5.E
Use text structure, in and among texts, to interpret information (e.g., chronology, comparison, cause/effect, problem/solution).
Pennsylvania Core Standards:
E05.B-C.2.1.2
Compare and contrast the overall structure (e.g., chronology, comparison, cause/effect, problem/solution) of events, ideas, concepts, or information and text features in two or more texts.
Florida - Benchmarks for Excellent Student Thinking:
ELA.5.R.2.1
Explain how text structures and/or features contribute to the overall meaning of texts.
5th Grade Reading - Text Structure Lesson
Text Structure
Authors organize passages in certain ways to help readers better understand the text. This is called text structure.
Here are four types of text structures an author may use in a passage:
Chronology – when a passage is written in the order of when the events happened or will happen
Comparison – when a passage is written to compare events, ideas, people, things, etc.
Cause and Effect – when a passage shows how one thing (the cause) created, or led to, another (the effect)
Problem and Solution – when a passage shows a problem and tells the reader how to fix it (the solution)