2. 2 Descriptions 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: Prewriting Drafting Revising Editing Publishing
5. 5 What 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. 7 Good Descriptive Writing Includes… Vivid sensory details-details appealing to one or more of the five senses This 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 order Links between sensory details and the feelings or thoughts they inspire A main impression to which EACH detail adds
8. 8 Types of Descriptive Writing Descriptions 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. 9 Descriptive Writing Tools Review Adjectives -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. 10 Mini Activity Directions: 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.
24. 24 Important 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!
