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Descriptive Writing Workshop E.L.T Supervisor: Lamia Al-Ghareeb School Principle: Huda Abdullah By: Zahraa M Abdullah Hawalli Educational Zone Al-Jabriy High School

Workshop overview: Types of writingDescriptive writing definitionWriting SkillsDescriptive Essay outline Discussion

Types of writing: Expository: to inform or explain the subject.Persuasive: state the opinion and to influence.Narrative: to tell a story (fact or fiction) Descriptive: a type of expository incorporates imagery and specific detail to paint picture for the reader.

Exercise: Type of writing Page 2

What is Descriptive Writing?

What is Descriptive Writing? An attempt to give a clear or creative description of people, places, objects, or events using appropriate language and informative details.Requires: a  broad knowledge of vocabulary, particularly adjectives.  the ability to use words imaginatively.

What is Descriptive Writing? It helps to feel as if the reader is part of the scene being described.Creates emotional response. Evokes images through rich description. Helps visualize the character, place or thing.

Why?

WHY teach descriptive writing? It will help your students' writing be more interesting and full of details It encourages students to use new vocabulary words It can help students clarify their understanding of new subject matter material

Writing Skills: HOOK A good writer grabs or hooks the reader’s attention with an interesting beginning by a sentence which is called grabber or hook.

A hook can be:A provoking question QuotationAnecdoteStatistical data Writing skills

Examples Grabber/hook A Provoking questionHave you ever wondered why Kuwaiti people celebrate Hala February festival? (Topic: Festival) Writing skills

Examples Grabber/hook Writing skills“Happiness is homemade” (Topic: My holiday) Quotation

Examples Grabber / hook Writing skills I recall the time when….I’ll never forget the time when…. This reminds me of….. I’ll always remember…. This makes me think of…. Anecdote/story/tale

Examples Grabber/hook Writing skillsEx: I can never forget my first visit to the dentist from that horrifying dentist hurting me yet helping me at the same time. Anecdote/story/tale

Examples Grabber/hook Writing skills Did you know that…Statistics show that… Research show that… Statistical data Ex: Can you believe that the temperature can reach above 55°C in Kuwait during summer. (Topic: Summer)

Where is the hook sentence? (Topic: Cafes at the University)

Writing skills (Topic: An Important Possession)Where is the hook sentence?

Writing Skills: WORD POWER Descriptive writing means using words to paint a picture for the reader, but doing so in way to surprise and make the reader interested.

Sensory words SimileMetaphorAdjectivesAdverbsStrong Verbs Words that describe how we experience the world. It is how we smell, see hear, feel or taste something. Word power can be: Writing skills

Word Power Sensory description (Examples)S What do you see? H What do you hear? S What do you smell? F What do you feel? T How does it taste? Writing skills

Sensory Words (Examples)Sight Smooth Fluffy sharp Thick Furry Bulky Sound Quiet Snoring Slamming Crying Hissing Crunching Smell Acidic Fruity Perfumed Rotten Scented Fresh Touch Hairy Soft Warm Damp Pointed Rocky Taste Bitter Sour Spicy Tangy Rich Raw Writing skills

Writing skills Sensory Words Exercise..Page 6

Sensory description SimileMetaphorAdjectivesAdverbsStrong Verbs Comparison using the words “like” or “as” Words Power Writing skills

Simile (Examples) I felt as nervous as a fish out of water He was as mad as a hatter As clear as crystal Words Power Writing skills

Sensory descriptionSimile MetaphorAdjectivesAdverbsStrong Verbs Stating something is something else Words Power Writing skills

My tears were a river I died with embarrassmentHer heart was on fireHe hit the wall of exhaustionWords Power Metaphor (Examples)

Sensory descriptionSimile MetaphorAdjectivesAdverbsStrong Verbs Words Power Words which describe or modify nouns Writing skills

The tall, thin man entered the spooky room with measured steps. Inside the room deep shadows crouched in wait for him. Words Power Adjectives (Examples)

Writing skills Wow Words Adjectives What to use instead of …… !

Sensory descriptionSimile MetaphorAdjectivesAdverbsStrong Verbs Words Power Words which describe or modify verbs Writing skills

The jets dived steeply out of the sky, tumbling rapidly as they maneuvered gracefully past each other. Words Power Adverbs (Examples)

Sensory descriptionSimile MetaphorAdjectivesAdverbsStrong Verbs Words Power Writing skills

Words Power Strong verbs (Examples)Underline verb ‘to be’ or ‘to have’: Be, is, was, been, being, were, has, have, having, had.Look for adjective or noun that can be converted to a strong verb. Rewrite the sentence using the strong verb

John is the manager of the produce department.John is the manager of the produce departmentJohn manages the produce department. Words Power Strong verbs (Examples)

Writing skills What to use instead of walked! Strong Verbs

Writing skills Strong Verbs What to use instead of said!

Writing skills Strong Verbs What to use instead of said!

Writing skills Wow WordsStrong Verbs What to use instead of saw?

Writing skills Strong VerbsExercise.. Page 15

Writing skills Strong VerbsExercise.. Page 36

Writing skills Wow WordsClass activity(Examples) Page 17

Writing skills Class activity(Examples) Practice writing descriptive sentences of given pictures. Students look at the pictures and try to write between two and five sentences.

Writing skills Class activity (Scenes)

Writing skills Class activity(Examples) This is my favourite stall at the local market. A farmer’s wife and her daughter are standing behind a colourful counter displaying produce from their farm. The apples are big and red, the pumpkins are orange and the bread looks delicious. Everything is so fresh !

Writing skills Class activity (What do they look like?)

Writing skills Student(Handout) The following word lists will help students improve their descriptive paragraphs as they think of more concrete ways to describe a person’s appearance.

Writing skills Class activity(Examples) He is chubby. He is wearing an orange shirt. His hair is brown. In addition, his white front teeth are cute. How to describe a person

Writing skills Class activity(Examples) The chubby boy is wearing an orange shirt which is tight . His hair is brown and spiky . In addition, his snow-white front teeth are apart and cute, but will look better when he grows up. More detail Description Opinion

Writing skills Class activity(Examples) The exceedingly chubby boy is wearing a sunset-orange shirt which is quite tight on him. His tree branch- brown spiky hair flows gently with the wind. In addition, his snow-white front teeth are apart and as cute as those of a rabbit . However , as he grows up, his teeth are going to look better. Adverb opinion simile adjective Description

Writing skills Class activity(Examples) The exceedingly chubby boy is wearing a sunset-orange shirt which is quiet tight on him. His tree branch-brown spiky hair flows gently as the wind rushes . In addition, his snow-white front teeth are apart and as cute as those of a rabbit. However, as he grows, up his teeth are going to look better. Metaphor Flows gently with the wind. Flows gently as the wind rushes .

Writing skills Class activity(Exercise) Page 291- The artist made a painting. 2- The clown made a face .

Descriptive Essay outline introduction Body conclusion

Introduction Writing skillsGrab attention / HookBackgroundThesis statement Main idea controls content of the entire essay. Beginning paragraph, introduces the topic in an exciting way by:

Introduction (Example) Writing skills

Writing skills Introduction (Example) (Hook: anecdote) (Topic: My Favourite Place)

Introduction (Example) (Thesis)Writing skills (Topic: My Favourite Place)

Body Writing skillsClear, interesting, well organized picture of two scenes which announces points to be made to support thesis statement: Scene1 Topic sentence 1 Scene2 Topic sentence 2

Body (Notes) Writing skillsChoose the topic sentences and put in mind:You are in the description/in the scene. Where you were ..! What you were doing..! How you felt..!

Body (Scene 1) Writing skills(Topic: My Favourite Place)

Body (Scene 2) Writing skills(Topic: My Favourite Place)

Conclusion Writing skillsWrap things up!State something to keep the reader thinking about your topic. Restate your impression!

Conclusion(Example) Writing skills(Topic: My Favourite Place)s

Review the Essay Writing skills

Writing skills Review EssayStudents can review their own work by using a checklist. Page 34

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