Writing a Description 
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Directions: Fill in the center of the description web 
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Description Web 
Directions: Fill in the center of the description web 
with a few words that tell about your topic. Then add 
details that tell more about the topic. 
© Scott Foresman 3 
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winter 
snowstorms 
looks like lace 
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spring 
buds 
flowers bloom 
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fall 
crab apples fall 
rustling in the wind 
summer 
birds sing 
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My House in the sky 
My dad and I made a house on the top branch of a 
tree in my very own backyard. I sit up there all year 
round. In spring buds appear and soon flowers bloom. 
Birds sing there in Summer. In the fall crab apples fall 
off. I listen leafs rustle in the wind. Winter snowstorms 
make it look pretty. We nailed boards up the trees trunk 
for climbing. 
© Scott Foresman 3 
Description • Draft
My House in the sky 
My dad and I made a house on the top branch of a 
tree in my very own backyard. I sit up there all year 
round. In spring buds appear and soon flowers bloom. 
Birds sing there in Summer. In the fall crab apples fall 
off. I listen leafs rustle in the wind. Winter snowstorms 
make it look pretty. We nailed boards up the trees trunk 
for climbing. 
© Scott Foresman 3 
Description • Revise 
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fragrant, pink 
Robins tweet ping on the ground 
the tree like lace 
This is my special tree where I 
can think and watch the seasons change.
My House in the sky 
My dad and I made a house on the top branch of a 
tree in my very own backyard. I sit up there all year 
round. In spring buds appear and soon flowers bloom. 
Birds sing there in Summer. In the fall crab apples fall 
off. I listen leafs rustle in the wind. Winter snowstorms 
make it look pretty. We nailed boards up the trees trunk 
for climbing. 
© Scott Foresman 3 
Description • Edit 
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fragrant, pink 
Robins tweet ping on the ground 
to leaves 
the tree like lace ’ 
This is my special tree where I 
can think and watch the seasons change.
My House in the Sky 
My dad and I made a house on the top branch of a 
tree in my backyard. We nailed boards up the tree’s 
trunk for climbing. I sit up there all year round. In spring 
buds appear and soon fragrant, pink flowers bloom. 
Robins tweet there in summer. In the fall crab apples 
ping on the ground. I listen to leaves rustle in the wind. 
Winter snowstorms make the tree look like lace. This 
is my special tree where I can think and watch the 
seasons change. 
© Scott Foresman 3 
Description • Publish

Descriptive Paragraph

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    Writing a Description Description Web Directions: Fill in the center of the description web with a few words that tell about your topic. Then add details that tell more about the topic. © Scott Foresman 3 Details ________________ __________________ ______________ Description • Prewrite Details ________________ __________________ ______________ Details ________________ __________________ ______________ Details ________________ __________________ ______________ Topic __________________________
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    Description Web Directions:Fill in the center of the description web with a few words that tell about your topic. Then add details that tell more about the topic. © Scott Foresman 3 Details winter snowstorms looks like lace ________________ __________________ ______________ Description • Prewrite Details spring buds flowers bloom ________________ __________________ ______________ Details ________________ __________________ ______________ Details ________________ __________________ ______________ fall crab apples fall rustling in the wind summer birds sing Topic _______m__y_ t_r_e_e_h_o_u_s_e________
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    My House inthe sky My dad and I made a house on the top branch of a tree in my very own backyard. I sit up there all year round. In spring buds appear and soon flowers bloom. Birds sing there in Summer. In the fall crab apples fall off. I listen leafs rustle in the wind. Winter snowstorms make it look pretty. We nailed boards up the trees trunk for climbing. © Scott Foresman 3 Description • Draft
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    My House inthe sky My dad and I made a house on the top branch of a tree in my very own backyard. I sit up there all year round. In spring buds appear and soon flowers bloom. Birds sing there in Summer. In the fall crab apples fall off. I listen leafs rustle in the wind. Winter snowstorms make it look pretty. We nailed boards up the trees trunk for climbing. © Scott Foresman 3 Description • Revise Revising Marks Move Add Take Out fragrant, pink Robins tweet ping on the ground the tree like lace This is my special tree where I can think and watch the seasons change.
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    My House inthe sky My dad and I made a house on the top branch of a tree in my very own backyard. I sit up there all year round. In spring buds appear and soon flowers bloom. Birds sing there in Summer. In the fall crab apples fall off. I listen leafs rustle in the wind. Winter snowstorms make it look pretty. We nailed boards up the trees trunk for climbing. © Scott Foresman 3 Description • Edit Proofreading Marks Take Out Small Letter Spelling Capital Letter New Paragraph fragrant, pink Robins tweet ping on the ground to leaves the tree like lace ’ This is my special tree where I can think and watch the seasons change.
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    My House inthe Sky My dad and I made a house on the top branch of a tree in my backyard. We nailed boards up the tree’s trunk for climbing. I sit up there all year round. In spring buds appear and soon fragrant, pink flowers bloom. Robins tweet there in summer. In the fall crab apples ping on the ground. I listen to leaves rustle in the wind. Winter snowstorms make the tree look like lace. This is my special tree where I can think and watch the seasons change. © Scott Foresman 3 Description • Publish