literacy - what is texture?

[carocaro]

DS1 aged 7 did some work recently and his teacher has written that it needed more texture?

What does that mean people? More description?

[LIZS]

Probably description and use of language but also variation in sentence structure and style (use of speech for example).

[mrz]

Texture in writing is about the structure of sentences and paragraphs and choice of words to develop the mood. Short crisp sentences full of powerful words to describe a chase, while longer mellow phrases for a relaxing stroll. Texture also includes how the piece looks on paper... pages full of words or short paragraphs for the best effect for the subject.

[trickerg]

Blimey - they must be a bit ahead of my 7 year-olds. We're just tackling full stops and capital letters.....

[poinsettydawg]

If texture really means all those many things, what is the point of writing it on a 7 yr old's work?

Beware the jargon.

[mrz]

I agree it isn't appropriate

[carocaro]

I agree, blimey, he's dyslexic too, a sentance is a big thing for him to start with!

He's not a uni on a eng lit course FFS.

Thanks

[poinsettydawg]

You should ask your ds if he knows what texture is. That's the key question. Maybe it was explained clearly to him in this particular instance.

Although, since you needed to ask, I'm guessing your ds hasn't a clue