HOW TO: Descriptive Writing

HOW TO: Descriptive Writing

1. YOU WILL BE GIVEN A PHOTO OR SENTENCE FOR YOU TO DESCRIBE

   • E.G.
     • Describe .... A crashed plane...
       • SPEND 5 MINUTES PLANNING: MINDMAP, NOTES etc...
         • PLAN
           • ..........
           • ............
           • ...........
           • ...........
           • NOW IT'S TIME TO START WRITING!
             • DESCRIBE IN SECTIONS:
               • PARAGRAPH 1:
                 • Describe the background --> are there mountains...the skyline of a city...a distant lake...a small cottage etc...
               • PARGRAPH 2:
                 • Describe the closer things ---> are you/the person standing next to/ on top of something? What are you doing there?
               • PARAGRAPH 3:
                 • Senses ---> Sight, sound, smell, touch. What is the atmosphere like? If there is a person describe how they feel.
               • USE A VARIETY OF VOCABULARY
                 • AND DESCRIPTIVE TECHNIQUES
                   • METAPHORS/SIMILES
                     • METAPHOR - Used in the same context as a simile but without the use of as or like.
                     • SIMILE - a figure of speech involving the comparison of one thing and another of a different kind. E.g. As strong as a lion.
                   • SHORT SCENTENCES
                     • Short sentences to create a dramatic effect.
                   • 5 SENCES
                     • SIGHT
                       • A burst of colour exploded over the night sky, devouring all the darkness.
                     • SOUND
                       • The sound of lapping waves...
                     • TASTE
                       • my lips burned as the sour, acidic lemon...
                     • TOUCH
                       • Millions of tiny fibres pricked the end of my finger.
                     • SMELL
                       • The toxic stench of smoke and gas....
                   • PERSONIFICATION
                     • Giving non-human objects human characteristics. E.g. The wind grasped the note as it jumped from the tree.
             • Remember not to write a "STORY" unless that is the task. You need to describe that snapshot in time not what happens after or before (unless that is asked).
             • TRY TO WRITE TWO - THREE "PARAGRAPHS"

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