ICTICE SocIal studies 2 Recommendations a Skill plans 11 > * E.4 Identify text structures JP2 YoI Read the text. In October 2012, Hurricane Sandy swept onto the East Coast of the United States with peak winds hitting one hundred miles per hour. In addition to the strong winds, the storm generated heavy rain and flooding and resulted in more than one hundred deaths. Sandy also contributed to storm surges and rising water levels all along the coast, from Florida to Maine. Parts of New York experienced tides more than twelve feet above normal. More than eight million people lost their electricity. Dunes, boardwalks, and homes were destroyed. Overall, the storm produced more than fifty billion dollars in property damage and other losses. Which organizational structure does this text primarily use? compare-contrast problem-solution cause-effect

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ICTICE

SocIal studies

2

Recommendations

a Skill plans

11 > * E.4 Identify text structures JP2

YoI

Read the text.

In October 2012, Hurricane Sandy swept onto the East Coast of the United States with

peak winds hitting one hundred miles per hour. In addition to the strong winds, the storm

generated heavy rain and flooding and resulted in more than one hundred deaths. Sandy

also contributed to storm surges and rising water levels all along the coast, from Florida

to Maine. Parts of New York experienced tides more than twelve feet above normal. More

than eight million people lost their electricity. Dunes, boardwalks, and homes were

destroyed. Overall, the storm produced more than fifty billion dollars in property damage

and other losses.

Which organizational structure does this text primarily use?

compare-contrast

problem-solution

cause-effect

Answer

cause-effect

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The text primarily uses a cause-effect organizational structure. It presents the cause, which is Hurricane Sandy, and then describes the effects of the storm,...

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