Text Features and Structures

“The recipe for chocolate chip cookies says to first preheat the oven to 350 degrees. Then, mix the wet ingredients. After that, combine the wet and dry ingredients. Finally, bake for 12 minutes. What text structure is used in this recipe? How does this structure help you make the cookies correctly? A book describes how the United States and Canada are similar because they both have large areas of land. The book also describes how they are different because the United States has a larger population. What text structure is used in this book? How does this structure help you understand the relationship between the United States and Canada?”