1. Today’s goals Continue to develop descriptive writing skills
Review our WTR outlines

2. Descriptive writing vocabulary
Scale of abstraction
Abstract words
Dominant Impression
Concrete words
Descriptive verbs

3. Group activity: descriptive writing techniques
As a class, view the restaurant images on page 155 of I&A
Discuss possible dominant impressions you might use for the description of a restaurant
Select one dominant impression for each group
In your unit 1 groups, provide a detailed description of that restaurant using concrete words and active/descriptive verbs that conveys your selected dominant impression.

4. Group activity: descriptive writing techniques
In your unit 1 groups
Do exercise 6.6 on page 160 of I&A
For each sentence, write down the descriptive verb you will use to replace “walk” or “said”

5. Group Activity: Contrasting Descriptions
Select a setting that everyone in the group is familiar with. Suggestions include: the beach, a mall, a particular place or building at FIU, a park, etc. Be specific here.
Produce a 1 paragraph description of the setting that uses concrete language and engages all 5 senses to create a dominant impression
Then, produce a second paragraph description of the same place but with a drastically different dominant impression
Ex place: GC. Dominant impression 1: Busy and hectic during the day. Dominant impression 2: abandoned and quiet at night
The whole group should work on both descriptions rather than dividing them up
Produce a single paper to turn in for the whole group

6. homework WTR Draft 1 300+ words Printed and brought to class
MLA format
Should include the first few paragraphs of your story
Should introduce at least one character and setting