Descriptive Writing

Descriptive Writing: clear description of people, places, objects, or events using the appropriate sensory details.

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Sensory Details: a vivid description of what the writer sees, hears, smells, touches, and/or tastes.

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ADD THIS TO THE BACK OF YOUR GO:

Spatial Order: Items are described according to their physical position. Do not skip around the item, place, or picture, for example. (Describe right to left, left to right, top to bottom, bottom to top, front to back, back to front, etc.)

DO NOT JUMP AROUND THOUGH!

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Descriptive writing should include.......

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1. A vivid word picture.

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2. Focus on purpose & audience and what you are describing.

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3. When describing a thing, concentrate on physical appearance.

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4. When describing a person, concentrate on behavior, movement, & appearance.

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5. When recreating a scene, concentrate on people & surroundings.

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Figure of Speech: Compares 2 things that are very different.

• It also means “not meaning exactly what you say.”

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Similes: Compare two things using like or as.

• Example: She is as slow as a turtle.

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Metaphors: Compare two things directly.

• Example: During the storm the sky was a cloudy sea.

Descriptive WritingADD THE FOLLOWING TO THE BACK OF YOUR GO

Personification: Inanimate objects are given human qualities.

Examples:• My computer hates me!• Opportunity knocked at the door.• Trees were dancing in the wind.• The flowers were crying for my attention.• The sky was full of dancing stars.• The camera loves her face!

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Remember the 5 W’s:1. WHO

2. WHAT

3. WHEN

4. WHERE

5. WHY

Homework!!!

“COLOR POETRY”

1. PICK A COLOR

2. Use figurative language (similes, metaphors, personification) to describe how your color tastes, smells, feels, sounds, and looks like.

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3. You must have a minimum of five comparisons (similes, metaphors, personification examples).

4. Therefore, your poem should be at least FIVE lines or longer.

5. You will need to illustrate each line of your poem. So, if you have a five-lined poem, you should have FIVE illustrations or pictures.

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CHALLENGE

YOURSELF

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Sample Line:Black is empty, hollow space.

BORING!Revised Sample Line:Black is neither the beginning nor the end;

rather it is empty, hollow space in between.

WOW!!!

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Example Poem (minus the five illustrations it still would need)

RedRed taste like a warm apple pie straight from Grandma’s oven.

Red can sound like a fire engine’s siren blaring down a busy road.

Red smells like fear that a giant, black bear can sense.

Red feels like anger after being grounded for no good reason.

Red looks like the love shared by two people on their wedding day.