1. Descriptive Writing What is a descriptive writing?

2. Descriptive Writing A description is a picture in words that helps the reader see, hear, taste, smell, or feel something that the writer has experienced.

3. Descriptive Writing- A Friendly Clown Look at the piece of literature below. On one corner of my dresser sits a smiling toy clown on a tiny unicycle--a gift I received last Christmas from a close friend. The clown's short yellow hair, made of yarn, covers its ears but is parted above the eyes. The blue eyes are outlined in black with thin, dark lashes flowing from the brows. It has cherry-red cheeks, nose, and lips, and its broad grin disappears into the wide, white ruffle around its neck. The clown wears a fluffy, two- tone nylon costume. The left side of the outfit is light blue, and the right side is red. The two colors merge in a dark line that runs down the center of the small outfit. Surrounding its ankles and disguising its long black shoes are big pink bows. The white spokes on the wheels of the unicycle gather in the center and expand to the black tire so that the wheel somewhat resembles the inner half of a grapefruit. The clown and unicycle together stand about a foot high. As a cherished gift from my good friend Tran, this colorful figure greets me with a smile every time I enter my room.

4. Descriptive Writing What sense is being used in the following sentences? The puppy was black with three white paws and one white ear. It had a long tail with a white tip.

5. Descriptive Writing What sense is being used in the following sentences? As we walked into the room, the floor boards creaked. We knocked into a table and the glass vase hit the floor. Crash!

6. Descriptive Writing What sense is being used in the following sentences? The chocolate cake was so delicious. It had peanut butter frosting which melted in your mouth.

7. Descriptive Writing What sense is being used in the following sentences? As we pulled into the driveway, I could tell the hamburgers and hot dogs were on the grill.

8. Descriptive Writing What sense is being used in the following sentence? The cool rain was hitting us in the face as we ran to the bus.

9. Descriptive Writing When we write a description, we must remember to:  begin with interesting opening sentences that tell what the description is about

10. Descriptive Writing  use exact, vivid words to create a picture in the reader’s mind  include important details about what you are describing

11. Descriptive Writing  use sense words that help your reader picture what you are describing  put details in time order, spatial order, or in order of importance

12. Descriptive Writing  end in a way that wraps up the description

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