Matching Text Structures

You want your mom to buy your favorite kind of shoes at the store, but you can't go with her to pick them out. You must write everything she needs to know in order to pick out the right shoes for you.

A scientist finds skeleton bones that are very similar to T- Rex and wants to write a report about how the new set of bones compares to that of a T- Rex.

In Spanish class, the teacher assigns you homework. You must write a report (in Spanish!) for how to make a peanut butter and jelly sandwich.

A scientist observes that there are more jellyfish than normal washing up on the beach. She also notices an abundance of trash in this spot on the beach. She wants to write a letter to the home owners in this area to show them how littering has had a negative effect on sea life.

A teacher finds that her new way of teaching math helps, especially the students in her class who sometimes just don't "get it." She wants to write a letter explaining this to the principal so other math teachers could teach this way, too.