Writing the Descriptive Essay

2. Week 8

3. Writing the
Descriptive
Essay

4. Remember to
incorporate
sensory
details
into your
description.

5. Steps to Writing a Descriptive Essay:
Step 1.
Compose a thesis statement that
clearly shows what you will describe
or gives the overall impression of
the subject you will describe.

6. Step 2.
Brainstorm to find as many specific
details as you can to capture your
subject in words. Remember to
appeal to the readers‘ senses.

7. Step 3.
Go through your list of details.
Keep the ones that best support
your thesis and drop those that
are weak.

8. Step 4.
Make a plan or an outline to help
organise the details in the
order that you will present them.

9. Step 5.
Write your first draft. Remember to
use transition signals wherever
necessary.

10. Step 6.
Revise and check for support,
unity, logic and coherence.

11. Step 7.
Proofreadfor errors in grammar,
punctuation, sentence
structure, spellingand
mechanics.

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