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Descriptive Writing
What is descriptive writing?
• A descriptive essay uses the five senses to describe a place, an object, or a feeling.
• In descriptive writing, the writer must describe the place, object, or feeling so well that the reader can picture it in his or her mind.
The Five Senses
• In descriptive writing, you don’t have to use all of your five senses to describe. Most of the time using three of your senses to describe will be sufficient.
• Your five senses are sight, smell, taste, touch, and hearing.
Prewriting• Before you begin writing your
essay, you will have to plan for it. Using a bubble-chart is the best way to plan for a descriptive essay.
• Ex.
Beach
Sights
SoundsSmells
Hook Sentence
• The first sentence in every essay that you write is called the hook sentence.
• It’s job is to hook your reader and make them want to read the rest of your essay.
• A hook can be a question, a quote, or an exciting fact.
Thesis Statement
• The thesis statement is also located in the introduction of an essay.
• The thesis statement lists the three main points of your essay in order.
• The thesis is like a map for your essay. It lets your reader know exactly what you will talk about in your paper.
• An example thesis could be: I love the sights, smells, and sounds of the beach.
• Your reader now knows that your essay will discuss the sights, smells, and sounds of the beach.
Body Paragraphs
• After your introduction, you will write the body of your essay.
• The body will consist of three paragraphs.
• The topic of each paragraph should follow the order of your thesis statement.
• In your three body paragraphs, you should use a lot of adjectives to help describe your topic.
• You should also use SMP to help you describe your topic.
• S stands for simile. A simile is a comparison using like or as.
• M stands for metaphor. A metaphor is a comparison that does not use like or as.
• P stands for personification. Personification gives an inanimate object or animal human characteristics.
Conclusion
• The conclusion of an essay is where the writer restates the main points of the essay and restates the thesis.
• The conclusion should leave the reader with no questions about the essay.