Descriptive writing 1
- 1. 1Writing Unit Descriptive
- 2. 2Descriptions are words that give the listener or reader some idea of how something looks, sounds, smells, tastes, or feels.
- 3. Your goal as a writer is to describe something so well that your reader will see, in his or her imagination, what you have experienced in life!
- 4. 4 Using the five stages of the writing process to create a descriptive piece: PrewritingDraftingRevisingEditingPublishing
- 5. 5What Is Descriptive Writing?Descriptive writing creates a picture of a person, place, thing, or event. A good description works with all of the senses…Sight, smell, taste, touch, hearing- Descriptive writing is the only type of writing which can be and should be used in all other forms: Expository, Narrative, and Persuasive
- 6. Descriptive writing is the only type of writing which can be and should be used in all other forms: Expository, Narrative, and Persuasive
- 7. 7Good Descriptive Writing Includes…Vivid sensory details-details appealing to one or more of the five sensesThis is often best achieved by using vocabulary that includes specific nouns, active verbs, adjectives, and adverbs. A clear, consistent organization using either spatial, chronological, or thematic orderLinks between sensory details and the feelings or thoughts they inspireA main impression to which EACH detail adds
- 8. 8Types of Descriptive WritingDescriptions of people or places-These portray the physical appearance of a person or place and show readers why the subject is important or special.Remembrances-Capture a memorable experience in the writer’s life, either a specific moment or a longer period.Observations-Describe an event the writer has witnessed.Vignettes-Capture a single moment in the writer’s life, painting a picture with words.
- 9. 9Descriptive Writing Tools ReviewAdjectives-Modify nouns and pronouns ~They usually come before the modified word. ~They can be separated by a comma if they are equal.-Appeal to the senses-Answer the following questions: ~What kind? ~Which one? ~How many? ~How much?*For more information, read pages 348-358 in your text.Adverbs-Modify verbs, adjectives, and other adverbs-They usually end in –ly, but not always! -Answer the following questions: ~Where? ~When? ~To what extent?~In what way?/How?*For more information, read pages 360-365 in your text.
- 10. 10Mini ActivityDirections:On a piece of paper, write “photo one.” Underneath of the title, number lines 1-5.Look at the picture on the next slide. Next to each number, you need to write a specific/vivid adjective or phrase that describes the photo well. Repeat the process for the photos shown.
- 12. 12Description of a Person
- 13. 13Description of an Animal
- 14. 14Description of a Plant
- 15. 15Description of a Plant II
- 16. 16Description of an Object
- 17. 17Description of an Object II
- 18. 18Description of a Scene
- 19. 19Description of a Person
- 20. 20Description of an Animal
- 21. 21Description of an Animal II
- 22. 22Description of an Object
- 23. 23Description of a Scene
- 24. 24Important things to remember about details…Sensory details help readers re-create your experiences in their imaginations. -Sensory details are words capturing the look, smell, sound, feel, or taste of things. -Sensory details aren’t limited to bare appearances. Using comparisons and figurative language can also create descriptive, sensory images!