Descriptive Writing

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Descriptive Writing
What is a descriptive writing?
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Descriptive Writing
A description is a picture in words that helps
the reader see, hear, taste, smell, or feel
something that the writer has experienced.
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Descriptive Writing 1
What sense is being used in the following
sentences?
The puppy was black with three white paws and one
white ear. It had a long tail with a white tip.
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Descriptive Writing 2
What sense is being used in the following
sentences?
As we walked into the room, the floor boards
creaked. We knocked into a table and the glass
vase hit the floor. Crash!
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Descriptive Writing 3
What sense is being used in the following
sentences?
The chocolate cake was so delicious. It had
peanut butter frosting which melted in your
mouth.
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Descriptive Writing 4
What sense is being used in the following
sentences?
As we pulled into the driveway, I could tell the
hamburgers and hot dogs were on the grill.
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Descriptive Writing 5
What sense is being used in the following
sentence?
The cool rain was hitting us in the face as we
ran to the bus.
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Things to Remember About Descriptive Writing

• Be specific, not vague.
• Example The clown wears a fluffy, two-tone
  nylon costume.

• Elaborate (add more details to expand on what
  your describing).
• Example Not yellow hair, but short yellow
  hair, made of yarn, covers its ears but is
  parted above the eyes.

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Things to Remember About Descriptive Writing

• Use vivid vocabulary (strong nouns, verbs, and
  adjectives).
• Example its broad grin disappears into the
  wide, white ruffle

• Include details that relate to your five senses.
• Example It had peanut butter frosting which
  melted in your mouth.

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Just Remember!
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Descriptive Writing

• Is Painting A Picture
• With Words

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Purpose of Descriptive Writing

• Describe something in an original and unique way
  so that it appeals to the five senses

• Touch it

• Taste it

• Hear it

• See it

• Smell it

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