...help readers understand how the author presents his/her information.  Over the next two weeks, students will use key words to identify the following text structures:  description, sequence, compare & contrast, cause & effect, and problem & solution.  Students will also use visuals (graphic organizers) to help determine text structure.  For instance, a descriptive text could be organized using a web.  All details and supporting ideas would branch out from the central topic.  A Venn diagram (two overlapping circles) helps to show how items are similar and different.