| A | B |
|---|
| compare/contrast | focuses on similarities and differences |
| concept/definition | explaining an unfamiliar term or topic |
| listing/enumeration | a numbered list of items or steps |
| cause/effect | Describes the cause of something and what resulted from it |
| chronological order | Putting events in the order they occurred |
| process | How something is done, made or built |
| sidebar | Additional information on the side of a text |
| subheading | A heading below the main heading |
| Footnote | Additional information found at the bottom of the page |
| Annotation | Additional information sometimes found in parenthesis |
| Identation | Five spaces from the margin, usually at the beginning of a new paragraph |
| Italics | Slanted font |
| External Text Structure | Found just by looking at the text |
| Internal Text Structure | Found by reading the text |
| Heading | Title of the text or a title of a section of the text |
