Descriptive Text Easy Learning

Introduction

This WebQuest for High School students especially X grade, and focussed on studying descriptive text, and this WebQuest helps the students to learn easily about descriptive text. Descriptive text usually focuses on describing a single location, object, event, person, or place. It endeavors to engage all five of the reader’s senses to evoke the sights, sounds, smells, tastes, and feel of the text’s subject. This WebQuest helps students learn how to best organize and structure a descriptive text effectively.

Task

  1. Make a thesis statement, choose only one topic provided below

Place:

School:

Person:

Favourite teacher:

Thing:

Book:

  1. Make a table outline about the topic you have chosen. The outline should include title, thesis statement, body paragraphs, and conclusion.

  2. Write a descriptive text about the topic you have chosen. It must contain 4 paragraphs (one is introduction, two body paragraphs, and one conclusion), and consist of 450-500 words in total.

Process

Process 1 

Descriptive is a writing skill which describes a particular object, the object can be person, place or thing and always deals with other kinds of perception. Read the the materials to provide your understanding about descriptive text at this link:

http://www.talentaschool.sch.id:8250/talentapedia/storage/blog_file/Descriptive%20Text%20Grade%207.pdf 

Process 2

Choosing a topic is the first step towards writing a descriptive essay. First step to writing a descriptive text is that you can choose a topic that is given. Please read the steps to writing a descriptive text at the link below:

https://literacyideas.com/how-to-write-a-descriptive-text/ 

Process 3 

Thesis statement is a sentence that covers the topic that you will be discussing with clear identification. Thesis statement should summarize the main point of the text. Please read about thesis statement at this link:

https://www.scribbr.com/academic-essay/thesis-statement/ 

Process 4

Outline is an important step towards writing a descriptive text, the outline should include introduction, body and conclusion. Writing an outline will create a good structured descriptive essay. Please read about how to create an outline in this link bellow:

https://essaypro.com/blog/descriptive-essay 

Process 5 

A fresh, descriptive text is about explaining something in detail and complete. After understanding descriptive writing, choose the given topic, and make an outline. Please make a descriptive text based the outline you have made, you can show the example at this link:

  • Descriptive text about place:

https://goodessays.blogspot.com/2007/12/night-market-descriptive-essay.html 

  • Descriptive text about person:

http://hselvipuspita.blogspot.com/2016/10/descriptive-text-my-incredible-mothers_23.html 

  • Descriptive text about thing:

https://page-ummu.blogspot.com/2019/05/descriptive-my-favorite-phone-artinya.html 

Evaluation

CATEGORY

Excellent 

4 pts

Good

3 pts

Fair

2 pts

Needs attentions

1pts

Points

Topic

Sentence

The topic sentence is the first 

sentence in the 

paragraph. It clearly 

introduces the subject and sets the scene. 

The topic sentence is the first 

sentence in the 

paragraph. It clearly 

introduces the subject and sets the scene. 

The topic sentence gives little 

evidence of a relevant topic and scene. 

Needs 

attention 

There is no topic 

sentence 

presented in the 

paragraph.

  

Description 

Juicy words and details 

are used to 

describe the subject, 

adjectives 

and adverbs are strong. 

Some

descriptive

words are

used to

describe the

topic, some

sensory

details are

used.

Students

mention 2

senses in

describing

the place of

interest.

An attempt

of

descriptive

words is

used to

describe the

topic. The

student

mentions

only 1

sense in

describing

the place of

interest.

No

descriptive

words are

used to

describe the

topic. The

student does

not use any

senses such

as sight,

smell, sound,

touch or taste

in describing

the place of

interest. Just

plain

sentences.

  

Support/Det

ails

The topic is

supported

by 4+

supporting

ideas and

descriptive

details.

The topic is

supported

by three

supporting

ideas and

descriptive

details.

The topic is

supported

by general

statements

and vague,

unrelated

details.

There is a

slight attempt

at support.

  

Statement

of

Conclusion

The

concluding

statement is

the last

sentence of

the

paragraph.

It is a clear

statement

that

summarizes

the

paragraph

and clearly

states the

significance

of the

subject.

The

concluding

statement is

the last

sentence of

the

paragraph.

It is a

somewhat

clear

summary

statement

with a

vague

explanation

of

significance.

The

concluding

statement is

the last

sentence of

the

paragraph.

It is not a

clear

statement

and does

not repeat

keywords

from the

topic

sentence.

There is no

conclusion at

the end of

the

paragraph.

  

Performance

e with

supports

Clear letter,

clean, tidy,

structured,

and

beautiful.

Using

graphic

organizer

independent

ly.

Clear letter,

clean, tidy

using

structures

with minor

cues.

After

instruction

and with

multiple

cues is

improving

performance

e

Illegible

despite

introduction

to organizers

Illegible

despite

introduction

to organizers

  

Legibility

Writing

illustrates a

lot of

thought and

preparation.

Proportion,

spacing,

and

alignment is

>90%

Mostly neat

and legible

about 75%

for

proportion,

spacing,

and

alignment.

Writing

illustrates

some

thought and

preparation

Slightly

legible

<50% for

proportion,

spacing,

and

alignment.

Writing

illustrates

little thought

or

preparation

Not

legible.Many

reworks and

erasures

Hard to read.

Shows 25%

for

proportion,

spacing, and

alignment

  
       

Total points

  
Conclusion

In writing descriptive text, students not only learn what is the descriptive text, students

also learn about how to write a good essay that contains a descriptive text. Remember, Writing

Descriptive texts give students an opportunity to flex their creative muscles. It challenges them

to find new and innovative ways to use language to paint pictures in the minds of readers.

Utilize the methods you learned today to add a deeper level of creativity to your writings and

help you brainstorm plot points for your future short stories. This can all be very daunting for

some students, especially those who find writing difficult at the best of times. The most effective

way to encourage reluctant students to unleash the power of their imagination via the written

word is to provide them with a clear structure on which they can hang their words. The steps

outlined above will provide this structure for your students.

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Topic: Descriptive Text Easy Learning 

Description: This WebQuest contains material, practice questions, and writing practice that are specifically aimed at descriptive text writing. 

Grade Level: High School Student (X grade/class) 

Curriculum: Foreign Language 

Keyword: Writing, Text, Descriptive