- describe a topic or thought
- gives the reader a mental picture of what the text is about
Desription
- identifies a problem
- details a solution to a problem
Problem and solution
Gives readers a chronilogical order of events or a list of steps in a procedure
Sequence
A cause is something that produces an event or idea
Cause and effect
Examines the simiarities and differences between two or among people , events, concpts, and thoughts
Compare and contrast
An effect is what results from and event or idea
- determines how various phenomena relate in terms of origins and results
Cause and effect
- what does it look like?
- how does it work?
- what does it do?
- what is important to remember about it?
- what specific topic, person, idea, ir thing being described?
Description - Signal questions
- for instance
- it appears
- for example
- to illustrate
- it shows
- most importantly
Description - Signal wordds
- what is the problem?
- why is this a problem?
- is anything being done in solving the problem?
- what can be done to solve the problem?
Problem and solution - Signal questions
- question is
- dilemma is
- to solve this
- one answer is
- reccomendations include
Problem and solution - Signal words
- what items, events, or steps are listed?
- do they have to happen in this order?
- do they always happen in this order?
Sequence - Signal questions
- first
- next
- then
- before
- finally
- not long after
Sequence - Signal words
- what happend?
- why did it happen?
- what caused it to happen?
Cause and effect - Signal questions
- since
- therefore
- if… then…
- as a result
- due to effect of
- for this reason
Cause and effect - Signal words
- what things are being compared?
- in what ways are they alike?
- in what ways are they different?
Compare and contrast - Signal questions
- similar to
- as well as
- not only… but also…
- on the other hand
- different from
- as opposed to
Compare and contrast - Signal words
