3. The family (plans, plan)
their outing at the beach .
Any of the viand they
prepared (looks, look)
mouth- watering. All of the
fried chickens (has, have)
been eaten by the kids.
4. Idiom of the Day
back on one’s feet- adj.
someone is physically healthy
again after an illness or
accident.
•Tagalog translation: balik
sa dating kondisyon.
5. VBA
contemporary
/’kƏn- tem-pƏ- rer- e /
adj. happening a beginning now or in
a recent times.
Tag. trans: napapanahon, makabago
Synonyms: modern, current
Antonyms : old, past
6. • spontaneous
/span- tӓ- nē- Əs/
adj. done or said in a natural and
often sudden way and without a
lot of thought or planning.
Tagalog translation: bukal sa loob
Synonyms: natural, automatic,
involuntary
7. • indispensable-
/’ in-di- spen-se-bel/
adj. extremely important and
necessary
Tagalog trans: lubhang kailangan
Synonyms: essential, needed
Antonyms: unessential and
unneeded
8. Sentence:
Marga is very spontaneous
contemporary writer who suffered
from breast cancer. Her editors and
co- employees were very happy to
see her back on her feet again
because she is indeed,
indispensable.
9. • Idiom
back on one’s feet- adj. someone is
physically healthy again after an illness
or accident. VBA
contemporary -adj. happening a
beginning now or in a recent times.
spontaneous- adj. done or said in a
natural
indispensable-adj. extremely
important and necessary
11. Objectives:
• Analyze the characteristics of
a descriptive essay.
• Manifest sense of creativity in
thoughts ,words, and deeds.
• Write a descriptive essay.
12. Descriptive Essay
•A type of essay which
vividly describes a
person, place, memory,
experience or an
onbject.
14. Types of Lead
1. Expert Lead – an opening quote from
expert
“Freddy Roach says, “Manny is the greatest
fighter in the world because…”
2. Suspense Lead – an open ended
beginning
“The only thing Manny lacks to be
considered as the best boxer ever is…”
15. 3. Question Lead – an opening
question
“What makes Manny Pacquiao
into a global icon?”
4. Figurative Lead – an opening
figure of speech
“Manny Pacquiao is the Pambansang
Kamao…”
16. 5. Direct statements
“Pound for pound king. Greatest
Filipino boxer, etc…”
6. Surprise Lead – an eye opening
beginning
“The greatest fighter in the whole
world is from a third-world
country.”
17. 7. Contrast Lead – an opening
with opposites or
differences
“Mayweather is unbeaten, still
many consider Pacquiao to be
better than him despite
Manny’s imperfect record.”
24. As I leaned back and rested
my head against the top of the
chair, my eyelids began to feel
heavy ,and the edges of the
empty plate in front of me
blurred with the white
tablecloth.
25. •Must hold the interest
of the reader.
•Provide incidents,
actions, and behaviors
to support your
character’s qualities.
28. Conclusion
• Tell the reader why you are
writing about that someone or
something.
• Conclude with a final
statement that wraps the
entire essay.
29. Conventions in Writing
What are conventions?
- Conventions are the surface
features of writing. Making it
easier to read by putting it in a
form that the reader is
comfortable with.
30. Conventions In Writing
1)M argin
2)I ndention
3)G rammar
4)S pelling
5) C apitalization
6. P unctuation
7. P enmanship
8. W ords
9. O rganization
31. Oral Assessment
1. What is a descriptive essay?
2. What are the ways to
describe a person or a thing?
3. Why do we need to write
descriptive essay?
