FUN WAYS OF TEACHING DESCRIPTIVE ESSAY
Descriptive
Essay
This kind of essay gives the reader a mental image of a
person, object, place or an event using vivid sensory details. When you are
writing a descriptive essay, you are “Painting a Picture” with words. A good
descriptive essay creates a main impression, an overall effect or image about a
topic. It uses specific details to support the main impression. It uses details
that appeal to the five senses; sight, hearing, smell
Objectives
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It helps your students’ writing to be more
interesting and full of details
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It encourages students to use new vocabulary.
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It helps students express themselves.
Characteristics
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It includes vivid sensory details that paint a
picture and appeals to the reader’s sense of sight, hearing, touch, smell, and
taste when appropriate.
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Good descriptive writing uses colorful word-specific
nouns, rich adjectives and powerful verbs. It gives life to the
picture you are painting.
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Good descriptive writing often uses figurative
language such as analogies, similes and metaphors.
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You learn to show and not tell
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A good
essay is organized
How to help children organize their work
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Topic : Myself {person}
- Introduction.
- Physical description {senses} we describe from the physical to the abstract.
- How you think, feel or act.
- Your likes and dislikes with reasons.
- Why you are special.
- Conclusion
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