This document discusses the writing pattern of description. Description is used to give readers a visual representation of subjects by describing how they look, smell, sound, feel and taste. Descriptive writing uses sensory languages related to sight, hearing, touch, smell and taste to connect with readers' five senses. It contrasts description with narration, noting that description focuses on characteristics and qualities while narration follows a chronological sequence of events. The document provides examples of sensory language words and discusses both objective and subjective description. It concludes with an activity to practice descriptive writing.

1. ( A PAT T E R N O F PA R A G R A P H
D E V E L O P M E N T )
LESSON 2: DESCRIPTION

2. DESCRIPTION
Description or Descriptive Writing is
a writing pattern used to give readers a
visual representation of the subjects
being described.

3. NARRATION
• A writing pattern
used to tell
sequence of
events or narrate
stories.
DESCRIPTION
• A writing pattern
used to describe
how the subject
looks, smells,
sounds, feels and
tastes.
NARRATION VS. DESCRIPTION

4. NARRATION
•Narrative text is
written, focusing
on the sequence or
chronological order
of events.
DESCRIPTION
• Descriptive text is
written, highlighting
the characteristics or
qualities of a certain
subject.
NARRATION VS. DESCRIPTION

5. NARRATION
• Narration requires
following the
chronological ordering
of events and the use
of transitional devices.
DESCRIPTION
•Description
requires the use
of adjectives and
sensory
languages.
NARRATION VS. DESCRIPTION

6. SENSORY LANGUAGES
•Sensory languages are used to
connect the texts with the
reader’s five senses. It refers to
the words used to describe how
your subject in writing looks,
sounds, feels, smells and even
tastes.

7. WORDS RELATED TO SIGHT
Sensory languages which evoke
the sense of sight indicate colors,
shapes, sizes and appearance in
general.
Examples: bright, large, gloomy

8. WORDS RELATED TO HEARING
Sensory languages which evoke
the sense of hearing indicate
sound and volume.
Examples: crashing, ringing

9. WORDS RELATED TO TOUCH
Sensory languages which evoke
the sense of touch indicate
textures and feelings too.
Examples: smooth, rough, sticky
creepy, gritty

10. WORDS RELATED TO SMELL
AND TASTE
Sensory languages which evoke
the sense of smell and taste are
closely related.
Examples: good, bad, nice
sweet, bitter

11. FINDING THE SENSORY LANGUAGES
USED IN A TEXT…
“Sitting here now by the open
window, a glissando of birdsong on
the very lightest of breezes that
carries with it the scent of a final
incoming summer, I cling to poetry
as I cling to life.”

12. CHECK IT OUT!
“Sitting here now by the open window
(visual detail), a glissando of birdsong
(auditory detail) on the very lightest of
breezes (sense of motion and touch)
that carries with it the scent of a final
incoming summer (sense of smell), I
cling to poetry as I cling to life.”

13. OBJECTIVE DESCRIPTION VS.
SUBJECTIVE DESCRIPTION
OBJECTIVE
DESCRIPTION
• It focuses on
describing a
subject based only
on facts and no
personal
impression is
included.
SUBJECTIVE
DESCRIPTION
• It focuses on
describing a
subject in which
the writer includes
personal judgment.

14. ACTIVITY TIME! 
Directions: Develop a composition
using description as pattern of
paragraph development. Make a vivid
picture of your dream house which you
would like to own in the future. Use at
least ten descriptive words.