Descriptive Writing By Nadia Farrukh

Lesson Plan Class :7th Time :45 minutes Subject : English Teaching aids: Chalk ,Duster, Worksheets, Pictures, Newspaper. Topic : Descriptive Writing.

Objectives : To enable the students to write English language accurately. To enhance their writing skills. To enable them to write reports. To develop in students creative writing skills.

Previous knowledge of the students (Warm up session) : To develop the interest of the students in class and to check ,how much they already know about the topic following questions will be asked; What is narrative writing? Can you describe the scene ,at the moment , in your class room? Can you describe the last event that you have attended , a party or a marriage ceremony?

Descriptive Writing Students are presented with an introductory paragraph. A student reads loudly the definition of Descriptive Writing. A rhetorical strategy using sensory details to portray a person, place, or thing. Description is used in many different types of nonfiction, including biographies, memoirs, nature writing, profiles, sports, writing, and travel writing.

Example; Gregory is my beautiful gray Persian cat. He walks with pride and grace, performing a dance of disdain as he slowly lifts and lowers each paw with the delicacy of a ballet dancer. His pride, however, does not extend to his appearance, for he spends most of his time indoors watching television and growing fat. He enjoys TV commercials, especially those for Meow Mix and 9 Lives. His familiarity with cat food commercials has led him to reject generic brands of cat food in favor of only the most expensive brands. Gregory is as finicky about visitors as he is about what he eats, befriending some and repelling others.

Activity.1 Students are presented with some simple objects of everyday use ,that they have to describe. The object is to be described on the following grounds : Size, Shape, Colour, use. Object.1 :

Object.2:

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Activity.2: Students will be asked to observe their classroom and describe it. They are to describe the size , shape and colors of walls of the classroom. They will have to describe students sitting in the classroom also, by looking around them. They will have to write at least 20 sentences. Word list will be given: calendar chair chalk blackboard blackboard eraser book desk dictionary eraser

Feed back; At the end of the lesson students are asked some questions to take feed back on the lesson as how much have they learnt: Can you describe what is descriptive writing? Can you give an example of the descriptive writing? Do you think Report writing is a mode of Descriptive Writing? When and where do we make use of descriptive writing?

Home assignment ; Students will be provided with pictures ,they are to take home, they have to describe the pictures. This picture description assignment will be done as home assignment.

Acknowledgement Special thanks to Mam Sabah Faisal, for all her efforts, help and encouragement. Nadia Farrukh.