This document provides instructions for writing a descriptive paragraph. It discusses brainstorming ideas about a topic, such as an interesting city. Students are then asked to edit their ideas and write a topic sentence. The paragraph should include supporting details about sights, sounds, feelings, and activities in categories. Transitions and a concluding sentence are also important. Students are given tips on paying attention to grammar, capitalization, punctuation, and tense when writing the paragraph.

1. HOW TO WRITE
A DESCRIPTIVE
PARAGRAPH

2. BRAINSTORMING
idea idea idea
idea idea
topic
idea idea idea
idea
idea idea idea

3. EDITING YOUR IDEA
idea idea idea
idea idea
topic
idea idea idea
idea
idea idea idea

4. IN-CLASS ASSIGNMENT
1.Topic: an interesting city - pick a city
2.Brainstorming
3.Editing
4.Write a topic sentence
5.Categorize those ideas into sight, sound,
feel, activity, ...

5. CHECK LIST
•Complete all tasks
•Write your name [nickname] + student id +
section

6. A DESCRIPTIVE PARAGRAPH
•Start with a topic sentence
•Controlling idea
•Set the mood & tone
•Set the direction of the rest of the
paragraph
★ [Introductory sentence is optional]

7. A DESCRIPTIVE PARAGRAPH
•Supporting sentences
•Give the details of the place
•What do you see, feel, think about the place?
•Provide the transitions between sentences
•Use conjunctions [and, or, nor, but, so, for,
yet]

8. A DESCRIPTIVE PARAGRAPH
•Organize your sentences in a logical manner
•Describe one thing fully before moving on to
the next
•Use modifiers
•Adjective in front of a noun
•Relative clause after a noun

9. A DESCRIPTIVE PARAGRAPH
•End with a concluding sentence
•Restate the main idea by using different
words

10. TOPIC
DETAILS SENTENCE DETAILS
DETAILS DETAILS
CONCLUDING
SENTENCE

11. HOW TO DESCRIBE
•Feel/sight/sound/smell
•Explain your thought on each category in
details

12. HOW DO YOU DESCRIBE THIS
PLACE?
Make a list of ideas
Cross out ones you don’t use
Start with a topic sentence
Describe the place in detail
End with a concluding sentence

13. PAY ATTENTION
•Write a sentence correctly
•Start with a subject - start with a capital
letter
•Follow by a verb - make sure that the verb
agrees with its subject
•Add an adjective [if any]
•End the sentence with a period

14. PAY ATTENTION
•Capitalization
•Use capital letter only at the beginning of
the sentence or with a proper noun
•Punctuation
•Comma [,] is not used to join sentences. It
must be used with a conjunction

15. PAY ATTENTION
•Tense
•Action in the past: past simple, past
progressive
•Fact: present simple
•Ongoing activity: present progressive

16. FORMAT - PLEASE FOLLOW STRICTLY
•Font: Times New Roman 14
•Line spacing: 2
•Check spelling
•Count words [100 - 120 words]
•Write down your name, student id, and
section