Writing Descriptively SMELL TOUCH SIGHT TASTE SOUND

Store topics A furniture store where a murder took place A French restaurant An airplane store A store with a giant dome with a moving galaxy on it Walking into a store with your glasses broken A store after the owner has been shot

Store topics A store after a disaster, in ruins An Evil Chemist shop where the observer falls victim to the store owner A scary, ruined doll shop

examples The air conditioner breathes like an ill man who is at death’s door. When I walk into the store, the rancid smell hits me immediately, rushing up my nostrils, scampering through my veins, and running wild in my brain. Old, crusty paint is peeling off the walls; abandoned spider webs lie lifelessly in corners where no sliver of light could ever possibly reach.

examples Dust as thick as wool settles on the ground looking as if it has been undisturbed for years. Her eyebrows are like butterflies dancing in the air. …the dust reveals the sentiment of time I begin to admire the books there. Admire their knowledge, their silence, and their pureness. I hope I can lie there, spreading out like a book, and my whole life can be written down in letters and read by the wind or people on such an afternoon bright with light.

Be wary of UNCERTAINTY Avoid using words that convey doubt, possibility, or uncertainty – May – Can – Seems – Perhaps – Might – Etc.

Show vs. Tell I smell fresh strawberries. There sits a basket of strawberries -- tart and sweet swirl through the air, fresh picked from a sundrenched field. I hear laughing. The peel of a child’s innocence, giggles and screams, reaches my ears; sweet bells ringing of promise. I taste chocolate cake. The chocolate is thick, velvet richness, warming my soul with every layer of coco and delight.

Specific Verbs List as many verbs as you can to refer to ‘a manner of walking’ Verbs of movement can also describe physical condition, personality, and mood of a character.

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Special Vocab, Adj, Specific Verbs, & Adv Rewrite the following sentences to include the above… – The cat walked across the grass. – The food was good. – The weather was bad. – The sand at the beach is hot.

Describe the following… What a kitten feels like, physically What a fire smells like What strawberries taste like What hope feels like, emotionally What a desert looks like What a river sounds like Pick 2

Describe the following… What a kitten feels like, emotionally What a fire sounds like What strawberries feel like, physically What hope looks like What a desert tastes like What a river smells like Pick 2