1. Descriptive Text Structure

2. What is a descriptive paragraph?
The author describes the topic by listing characteristics, features, and examples.
The focus is on one thing or idea and its components.

3. Questions to ask yourself
What person, place, idea, or thing is being described?
How does the author organize the description?
Which detail or details seem to be the most important?

4. Clue Words Such as Is like looks like/ sounds like etc. For instance
Including
For example
To illustrate

5. Example of a descriptive paragraph
The Florida worm lizard does not have legs or feet. It is about eight inches long and looks like a giant earthworm because it is pink. It doesn’t have eyes or ears, but it has a mouth that looks like other lizards’ mouths. Its body is covered with scales.

6. How do I organize the information in a descriptive paragraph?

7. Concept:
Florida Worm Lizard

8. Definition Text Says: a burrowing reptile in the SE US
I Say: a type of cold-blooded scaly animal that lives underground in Florida

9. Characteristics No legs, feet, eyes or ears Has a mouth
Eight inches long
Looks like earthworm
Pink
Scales

10. Examples Examples and Non-examples may be pictures
or items that fit within the category being
described.

11. Non-examples

12. Another Option: How do I organize the information in a descriptive paragraph?