Descriptive Text Structure

Which phrases would show that a text is descriptive?

• characteristics, for example, to illustrate

• because of, as a result of

• can be solved by, solutions

• first, then, next

Which of these shows a good diagram of a descriptive text structure?

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Descriptive / Descriptive text structures tell us about facts, the history of something, or what something might look like, sound like, taste like, and so on.

• True

• False

Dogs are a pet found in many people's houses. There are different breeds of dogs. Some of them are small, weighing only a few pounds, and some of them are huge, weighing over a hundred pounds!

Is this an example of a descriptive text structure?

• No

• Yes

The Loggerhead is an easy turtle to identify. The Loggerhead has a reddish-brown upper shell and a dull brown to yellowish lower shell. Hard scales cover the shells and the number of scales is used to figure out what type of Loggerhead it is.

• Cause & Effect

• Chronological Order

• Descriptive

• Problem & Solution

• Compare & Contrast

Coral snakes are distinguished by their red, yellow/white, and black colored banding. Most species of coral snakes are small in size. North American species average around 3 feet in length, but specimens of coral snakes can reach up to 5 feet.

• Sequence/Chronological Order

• Compare and Contrast

• Descriptive

Clues to look for when deciding if a text is using descriptive text structure is

• examples

• order of events

• comparisons

• similarities and differences

What text structure did we learn about today?

• Compare and Contrast

• Descriptive / Description

• Sequence

Descriptive / Descriptive text structures describe something.

• True

• False

Which of the following does descriptive text do?

• Compares two things

• States a problem and how it is solved

• Tells an order of events

• describes a topic