Text types: Text formats for presenting information

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Descriptions

Description diagrams are not sequential. We use description diagrams when we want to point out the main features of a person, place, animal or thing.

When we are describing a general group of things (eg bears) we can use a 'mind map' diagram to organise our ideas:

For more information on descriptions, see Text types: Particular Descriptions: Overview

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Descriptions

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