Text Structure Detectives: Description Expository Text
by mauslp © 2026
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Subjects: expressiveLanguage,receptiveLanguage,socialAspectsOfCommunication,pragmatics,speech
Grades: 0
Description
Description Text Structure: Reading Comprehension & Writing Practice Help students strengthen their reading comprehension and written expression skills through explicit practice with the description text structure! In this deck, students work through a scaffolded sequence that takes them from understanding key vocabulary to applying the text structure in their own writing. Students will: - Unlock and determine the meaning of key vocabulary using context clues - Activate their background knowledge about the topic - Read an expository text - Answer comprehension questions - Identify the text structure - Complete a graphic organizer using information from the text - Determine the main idea - Summarize the text - Create their own short text using the description structure The deck provides structured support through context clues, graphic organizers, guiding questions, and writing scaffolds, helping students move from understanding an author's organization of ideas to applying the same structure in their own writing. See the deck in action by watching the video in preview mode.
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