Text Patterns

Types of Text Patterns

• Descriptive• Sequential• Compare and Contrast• Problem Solution

Descriptive Words

• Use your five senses • How does the object – Feel– Smell– Taste– Look– Sound

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Examples of Descriptive Words

Sound• Tapping • Loud• Quiet

Smell• Dirty• Tart• Fresh

Touch• Fuzzy• Wet• Hot

Look• Bright• Drab• Dull

Which one is more descriptive?

The car was loud.OR

The car’s music was blaring as it drove past me.

Describe this picture using descriptive words

WildMouse “Fair Fun” July 15th, 2006 via Flickr, Creative Commons Attribution.

Sequential Words

• You use sequential words every day• Use them in all subjects including math and

science • Sequential words are commonly found in

directions

Examples of Sequential Words

• First• Second• Third• Finally

• Next • Last• Before • After

Why Are Sequential Words Important?

• Following directions. For example, when you are baking a cake or doing a science experiment

• Sequential words help you do tasks in the correct order

• With out sequential words everything blends together.

Activity

• Using sequential words, describe how you would bake a cake

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Compare and Contrast

• What do two or more people, places, or things have in common?

• What are their differences?• A Venn Diagram is a useful tool when

comparing and contrasting

Compare and Contrast

• Compare and contrast the story of Cinderella to the Egyptian Cinderella story

• Use a Venn Diagram

Cinderella Egyptian Cinderella

Problem Solution

• First you need to identify the problem in the text

• Second think of a solution to the problem• Sometimes it takes more than one attempt to

solve a solution

Example

• In the story, The Three Little Pigs the Wolf’s problem is that he needs a cup of sugar

• He comes up with a plan to solve his problem• The Wolf then attempts his three solutions in

order to solve his problem

Activity Problem Solution

Fill out the diagram below with a problem you recently had, and how you solved it, or how you attempted to solve the problem

Problem

Solution

Review

• We discussed four different text patters1. Descriptive2. Sequential3. Compare/Contrast4. Problem Solution

Bibliography

Doug, & Melissa. (n.d.). Graphis Organizers. In Write Design Online. Retrieved September 28, 2009, from zNet website: http://www.writedesignonline.com/organizers/index.html

Garret, Ms. (n.d.). Descriptive Words. In Ms. Garret online. Retrieved September 28, 2009, from http://www.msgarrettonline.com/descripwords.html