DESCRIPTIVE WRITING SENSORY DETAIL Using our five senses

DESCRIPTIVE WRITING SENSORY DETAIL Using our five senses Presented by: Ms. Candice S. Pustam EDLS 6505 UWI Open Campus 3 rd November 2012

Our Objectives At the end of this lesson you will be able to… 1)Identify the five senses and explain how they assist in descriptive writing 2) Propose words to describe articles given based on their five senses 3) Work cooperatively in groups to compose a descriptive piece

What do we mean by Descriptive Writing? Descriptive writing is like painting a word picture so that the reader "sees" exactly what you are describing. Can you think of any descriptions you have heard before that were effective? What effect did they have on you?

What are our five senses? http: //webpages. shepherd. edu/JHENCK 01/index%20 webquest. htm

Sight WHAT CAN WE SEE? Colours Shapes Sizes Landscapes People Objects Animals

Taste WHAT KIND OF TASTE DO THESE HAVE? Lemon Sugar cake Ice Cream Salt prune Carailli Buffalo wings

Smell DESCRIBE THE FOLLOWING SMELLS – Garbage bin Air freshener Rose Curry Homemade bread Cake Dirty laundry Worn shoes

Touch

Hearing Clips downloaded from www. zedge. com

Let’s see what we have learnt http: //misshaleysclassroom. blogspot. com/2012/03/five-senses. html

Task http: //lifelessonsinkindergarten. wordpress. com/2011/02/26/life-lesson-15 -be-a-good-friend/

Look at the pictures below

Write Your Own Description Follow up activity: Read through the pointers given on the link below and compose a piece (3 paragraphs long) on the following: WHO ARE YOU? OBSERVE AND DESCRIBE YOUR WORLD DESCRIBE THE CHARACTERS AROUND YOU REVISE YOUR WRITING http: //teacher. scholastic. com/writewit/diary/descriptive_description. htm