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1 A Writer will add specificity of details. This means that you write deeply with details that show a picture. All readers clearly understand and see the same idea.

2  When a writer writes a general statement, the writing is not unique. Details are so vague that no picture comes to mind. Questions are still unanswered about the experience.  General: Pertaining to all things belong to a group or category.  Example: The player scored.  Are all questions answered?

3 Write with specificity of details. Give : Specific nouns Adjectives that tap into the senses causing imagery. Strong Verbs Figurative Language: Similes and Metaphors, Personification, etc. General writing with no imagery is weak writing! This candy is good. What kind of candy?????? What is so good about it????? I have questions that are not answered….. Now, write with SPECIFICITY and GO GREEN!!! Leave no questions unanswered in the reader’s mind…….

4  In the Georgia Dome occupied with 70,000 screaming fans, Julio Jones sprinted past the approaching Malcom Jenkins, New Orleans Saints defender, like he was standing still; during the fourth quarter, so he could catch a heart wrenching 5 yard wobbly pass from Matt Ryan on the 15 yard line to score the game winning touchdown

5  Specific nouns (Buford Middle School, 6 th grade hallway)  Adjectives that tap into the senses: sight, taste, touch, smell, sound (clinking, white & narrow, beety)  Strong verbs that specifically states the action (occupied, peered, bewildered)  Similes and metaphors to give great description by using comparisons. (like I was an alien)

6  General writing with no imagery is weak writing!  This candy is good.  What kind of candy??????  What is so good about it?????  I have questions that are not answered…..  Now, write with SPECIFICITY and GO GREEN!!!  Leave no questions unanswered in the reader’s mind…….

7  Think of specific nouns.  Think of adjectives that tap into the senses.  Think of strong active verbs  Use a simile or a metaphor to make a comparison giving more information.  Organize your description with an organizational structure: (spatial, descriptive) Spatial, Descriptive, Chronological, Cause/Effect, Compare/Contrast, Problem/Solution, Question/Answer, etc.

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