Descriptive Text

The Generic Structure of Descriptive Text

• Identification

  Introducing where or who the subject is being described.

• Description

  Describes parts, qualities, and the characteristic of the person, place, or thing to be describe.​

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Identification

Contains about the introduction of a person, place, animal or object will be described. In this section of the first paragraph - the goal is to identify something to be described or depicted. Easy explanation, Identification serves to introduce the reader to the object or something that we have described before we tell about its properties.

Subject | Subject

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Description

Contains a description of something such as animal, things, place or person by describing its features, forms, colors, or anything related to what the writer describes. This section in the second paragraph and so on - contains the properties inherent in something that you already introduced to the reader in the first paragraph.​

Subject | Subject

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Grammatical Focus

1. Focus on Specific Participant

2. Adjective

3. The Use of simple present tense​

4. Action Verbs

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The Generic Structure of Descriptive Text

• Topic Sentence (States the topic of the paragraph, usually with a transition)

• Supporting Details (Gives examples, evidence,details,reasons, uses transitions)

• Concluding Sentence​ (Transitions, restates the main idea)

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Pretend ​that you are reading a descriptive essay about my car's favorite features. Answer the questions on the next few slides.

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Description Language:

The Five Senses

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Describe something about your favorite thing