1. Descriptive Writing

2. Descriptive Writing
Writing that creates a word picture by helping readers imagine the way something
Looks
Feels
Smells
Tastes
Sounds

3. What to include:
A main impression of the setting

4. What to include:
Rich sensory details that appeal to the 5 senses

5. What to include:
An organization that helps readers picture the setting

6. What to include:
Language that creates vivid images and comparisons

7. What to include:
Error-free writing

8. Prewriting Choosing your topic Trigger Words Gathering Details
Use the sensory details chart to gather details about:
Sights
Scents
Sounds
Textures
Tastes

9. Organize the Details Arrange important elements in spatial order
Left to right
Front to back
Outward from the most important feature

10. Drafting Figurative Language
Writing that is NOT meant to be taken literally

11. Simile A comparison using “like” or “as”
The campfire smoke was as thick as a curtain.

12. Metaphor
A comparison in which one thing is described as if it were another
A curtain of smoke hung over us.

13. Revising Vary sentence length Correct use of Capitalization Spelling
punctuation