DESCRIPTIVE WRITING

DESCRIPTIVE WRITINGSENSORY DETAIL

Using our five senses

Presented by:Ms. Candice S. PustamEDLS 6505 UWI Open Campus3rd 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/JHENCK01/index%20webquest.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 binAir freshener

RoseCurry

Homemade breadCake

Dirty laundryWorn 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

http://teacher.scholastic.com/writewit/diary/descriptive_description.htm

WHO ARE YOU?OBSERVE AND DESCRIBE YOUR WORLDDESCRIBE THE CHARACTERS AROUND YOUREVISE YOUR WRITING

Follow up activity: Read through the pointers given on the link below and compose a piece (3 paragraphs long) on the following: