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WEEK 7:REVISION OF DESCRIPTIVE & NARRATIVE PARAGRAPH
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2. Writing a descriptive paragraph
Recognizing Identification, Descriptions and Conclusion.
 To improve your understanding of the structure of a descriptive paragraph, now you try to identify parts of the following paragraph:
My favourite place which is important to me is my countryside house. I have very bright impressions and memories related to it. That is the place where I have grown up, met my friends and where I have spent almost all my life. It is a big house with a yard. In summer there are a lot of flowers which make the outlook beautiful. In the backyard there are places, where I love to spend time lying in a hammock and dreaming under the tree. Inside the house there is a kitchen, and a spacious living room, where you can invite guests or friends and chat with them, watch TV and relax. Next to the living room there are rooms which are always sunlit during daytime, so you wake up with a very good mood in the morning. The house has a very homely atmosphere. I will always like this place, because I have pleasant memories and feel comfortable here.
Topic Sentence _________________________________
Supporting Sentences  _________________________________
Concluding Sentence _________________________________
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Now scan the text above and write the adjectives and adverbs in the related columns.
touch
smell
sound
taste
sight
Now brainstorm as many positive and negative adjectives as you can for personal characteristics and write them in the columns below.
Positive
Negative
friendly
obstinate
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4. Writing Your Own Descriptive Paragraph
Now write your own paragraphs following the steps below. Then exchange your paragraphs with a peer and check it using the checklist. 
Choose a topic from the following:
An important event in my life
My best friend
My favourite place
Brainstorm ideas about your topic.
Write the identification for your chosen topic.
 Make at least four descriptions for your identification.
Conclude your paragraph.
Put your identification, descriptions, and conclusion together in the form of paragraph, and try to arrange them in unity and coherence.
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5. Descriptive Paragraph Checklist
Form                  ___     Does your paragraph have a title?
Identification     ___     Does your paragraph contain an identification?
Descriptions       ___     Do your descriptions develop the identification?
Conclusion         ___     Does your paragraph have a conclusion?
Unity                  ___     Does your paragraph develop one main idea?
Coherence          ___     Is it readable and understandable?
                        ___     Do you use enough transitional signals?
Structure and Mechanics ___     Are all your sentences grammatically correct?
               ___     Do you use correct punctuation?
The teacher gives overall feedback on students’ performance.
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6. Writing a Narratıve Paragraph
Read the paragraph below and identify the tenses and highlight the transitional signals used.
MY BAD DAY
My day was a disaster. First, it had snowed during the night, which meant I had to shovel before I could leave for work. I was mad that I hadn’t gotten up earlier. Then I had trouble starting my car, and to make matters worse, my daughter wasn’t feeling well and said she didn’t think she should go to school. When I eventually did arrive at work, I was twenty minutes late. After that, I found out my assistant had forgotten to make copies of a report I needed at nine o’clock. I quickly had to make another plan. By five o’clock, I was looking forward to getting my pay check. Foolish woman! When I went to pick it up, the office assistant told me that something had gone wrong with the computers. I would not be able to get my check until Tuesday. Disappointed, I walked down the hill to the parking lot. There I met my final defeat. In my hurry to park the car in the morning, I had left my parking lights on. Now my battery was dead. Even an optimist like me had the right to be discouraged!
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IdentIfy the tenses
TENSE
EXAMPLE SENTENCE
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8. Choose one of the topıcs below and wrıte a narratıve paragraph
A memorable journey/holiday
An event that marked a turning point in your life
Your reaction when you heard the best news of your life
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9. Narrative Paragraph Revision Checklist
Does the paragraph have a clear main idea?
Have you told the actions in order, from first to last?
Have you included only important actions?
Have you used sequencing words to help smooth out the action?
Does each sentence begin with a capital letter and end with the correct punctuation mark?
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References
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