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Alex Daskalakis 
 

Non-Fiction Text Structure Book 

 

 
 

Table of Contents 

Page 3-glossary 
Page 4-descriptive paragraph 
Page 5-descriptive picture 
Page 6-sequence paragraph 
Page 7-sequence picture 
Page 8-compare/contrast paragraph 
Page 9-compare/contrast picture 
Page 10-cause/effect paragraph 
Page 11-cause/effect picture 
Page 12-problem/solution paragraph 
Page 13-problem/solution picture 
Page 14-autobiography 

 
 
  
 
 
 
 
 

Glossary 

Defender-​a person who defends someone or 
something. 
 
Sideline-either of the two lines bounding the 
longer sides of a football field, basketball 
court, tennis court, or similar playing area. 
 
Halftime-t​ he time at which half of a game or 
contest is completed, especially when marked by 
an intermission. 
 
Kickoff-the start or resumption of a football 
game, in which a player kicks the ball from the 
center of the field. 

 
 
 
 

 
 
 

 

 

 

 

Descriptive  

Football is a game with 4 quarters. Each quarter is 15 
minutes long. After the second quarter there is a 
halftime​ which usually lasts for about 15 minutes. If 
there is no score within the 4 quarters then the the 
game goes to overtime. Then the first person to score a 
touchdown wins. If a team scores a field goal instead of 

 a touchdown then the other team has a chance to tie or 

win the game.

 

 

 

 
 
 
 

 

 
 
 
 
 
Sequence 

In the beginning of a football game there is a coin toss. 
After the coin toss the team that chose to have the ball 
will be the receivers on the ​kickoff.​ Then the two teams 
play until the end of the second half. Next after half 
time the team that received the ball in the beginning of 
the game kicks the ball off to the other team. Then they 
play until the end of the fourth quarter and decide the 
winner. 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 
 

 
 
 
 
 
 

Compare/Contrast 

Football and basketball are similar and different in 
many ways. One way they are similar is that they both 
use a ball. But unlike basketball, in football you don't 
dribble the ball, you run with it. A football field is 
very different to a basketball court. A football field is 
100 yards long and 53 ⅓​ ​ yards wide while a basketball 
court is 94 feet long and 50 feet wide. As you can see 
football and basketball are similar and different in 
many ways 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 
 
 
 
 
 
Cause/Effect 

In football there are many effects if you mess up. 
For example, if a receiver drops a pass, the ball stays 
where it was and if it was first down, it is now second 
down. Or if a running back drops the ball when running, 
it is a fumble. Then if the defence recovers the ball, it 
is a turnover and the other team gets the ball. As you 
can see there are many ways that you can mess up in 
football. 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 
 
 
 
 
 

 

 

 

 

Problem and solution 

 
If you were running with the ball down the ​sideline 
when playing football and all of the sudden out of 
nowhere a ​defender​ smashes into your arm. Now you're 
lying on the field with a broken arm. Since you have a 
broken arm you have to go to the hospital and get an 
X-ray and find the solution. Now after a few weeks your 
arm is better and you can play again. You now know what 
to do if you have that problem again. You also know how 
to find a solution to a broken arm. 
 
 
 
 

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 

AutoBiography 

My name is Alex Daskalakis and I attend east pennsboro 
middle school. I am 11 years old and my birthday is july 
12th. I have one brother and one sister. I play football, 
baseball, and basketball. I am in 6th grade and my 
favorite subject in school is math. My favorite food is 
watermelon and I like to play basketball in my free 
time.