Description By Morgan Condren Lauren Spellerberg Kaitlyn Monroe

Description By, Morgan Condren, Lauren Spellerberg, Kaitlyn Monroe, Nathan Knepple, Isaac Brown

What is a description essay? ● “It’s a genre of essays that asks the student to describe something—object, person, place, experience, emotion, situation, etc. ”

Describing your subject ● ● Move in a specific direction Include as much action as possible ○ ● Make the readers see a movie Be consistent Valencia Campus

Use of Nouns ● ● Use a mix of level four or level one nouns Sensory details ○ ○ ○ ● Sight Touch Taste Sound Smell Let the reader imagine what is being described ● ● 1. 2. Using adjectives to describe nouns will exhibit a clearer image of what you are writing about Example: Not descriptive and descriptive It was very hot in the desert which dried out the cactus The sweltering heat from the sun beat down on the hot Sahara Desert making the prickly cactus shrivel

The 5 Ws ● Who ○ ● What ○ ● Where is/was the event or moment taking place When ○ ● An event or moment that can be described as having happened in the past Where ○ ● Who is the character that you are describing Time period, time of day, setting Why ○ Why is the character doing the action

Using emotion ● Evoke emotions in your readers ○ ● ● Don’t make your readers happy if it’s a sad scene A sunny, colorful world will make your reader happy A dark, rainy world will do the opposite

Tips on writing your descriptive essay ● Create a plan or system ○ ○ ● Head-to-toe clockwise/counter-clockwise Make sure it’s organized ○ ○ Don’t jump around when describing objects Re-Read your essay over a few times and see what parts cold use more detail

Example of a descriptive paragraph On a sun filled warm summer morning, I woke up to the sun shining through my blue window curtains and brightening my room. Streaks of sunshine pouring through made me feel ready for the day ahead. I rubbed my tired eyes and stretched cracking my entire body like a bag of popcorn ready to get out of my comfy warm bed. As I put my feet down the cold wood floor sent shivers up my spine. I put on my pink soft robe along with my cozy slippers and headed out to the kitchen. The smell of bacon and pancakes filled the air as I walked in. I see our dining table set with shiny white china plates, sparkly silverware, and a dainty centerpiece of red roses. Hung above the table is a colorful sign with the words “Happy Birthday” in a bold vibrant yellow. I am filled with excitement as I remembered it was my sister's 13 th birthday and all my family was coming in to celebrate the big day.

Activity ● ● ● Everyone get into your modes group Get a pencil and paper Pick one of the stations around the room You’ll have 2 minutes to describe the object, then rotate to the next station Describe the object with best detail and try to describe something others wouldn't notice about it.

Exit Ticket Answer the prompt: What is the importance of using description in stories or essays?

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