Descriptive Writing Descriptions are words that give the

Descriptive Writing • Descriptions are words that give the listener or reader some idea of how something looks, sounds, smells, tastes or feels.

Descriptive Writing Your goal over the next few weeks as a writer is to describe something so well that your reader will see it in his or her imagination!

Descriptive Writing We will be using the 5 stages of the writing process (just like we did in class) to create some descriptive writing pieces: • Prewriting (ideas) • Drafting (1 st attempt) • Revising (checking for spellings etc. ) • Editing (improving our work) • Publishing (writing the final copy)

Descriptive Writing Good descriptive writing includes: • Using as many of the five senses as possible. • Vocabulary: specific nouns, verbs, adjectives and adverbs. • Clear organization.

Descriptive Writing (additional information for parents) Nouns A noun names a person, place or thing e. g. • William • New York City • dog • school • table Adjectives Verbs Adverbs An adjective describes an animal, thing, person or thought. For example: • beautiful • fierce • purple A verb is an action/doing word. It tell us what is happening, e. g. • Leaves change color throughout the year. • The girl sniffed the flowers. • Baby guinea pigs snuggle with their mother. An adverb describes something extra about an activity. When you use a verb, you tell something is happening, like walking. But is the walking happening slowly or quickly? Adverbs tells us how, where, when, how much and how often something happens.

Descriptive Writing Activity: On a piece of paper (or in a writing book), write your name and date and then write: Photo 1. Then number the lines underneath it 1 -5. Look at the photo on the next slide. Next to each number on your paper, write an adjective that describes that photo. (Try to use as many of your senses as possible. ) Repeat for the rest of the photos. April 29, 2020 Mrs Wade 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. Photo 1 Photo 2

Descriptive Writing Photo 1 (A person)

Descriptive Writing Photo 2 (An animal)

Descriptive Writing Photo 3 (A plant)

Descriptive Writing Photo 4 (An object)