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A Guide to Descriptive Writing

A Guide to Descriptive Writing. The clue word in a descriptive prompt is “DESCRIBE.”. What kind of prompt is this? Descriptive What is your clue word? Describe.

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A Guide to Descriptive Writing

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  1. A Guide to Descriptive Writing Created by Mrs. J. McBride

  2. The clue word in a descriptive prompt is “DESCRIBE.”

  3. What kind of prompt is this?DescriptiveWhat is your clue word?Describe Think of your favorite place to play. Describe your favorite place to play. You may wish to tell what you see, hear, smell, as well as how you feel inside.

  4. Descriptive Outline

  5. The square is the topic

  6. The triangle is a supporting detail. It gives more information about your topic. The triangle is a noun. It is visual. It can be touched or held. You should have three triangles in your outline.

  7. The circle is your elaborating detail. It gives more information about your triangle. It should be FACTS (visual), not opinions (not visual).

  8. Let’s complete an outline together.

  9. My favorite place to play is Chuck E Cheese. Think of your favorite place to play. Describe your favorite place to play. You may wish to tell what you see, hear, smell, as well as how you feel inside.

  10. Pizza Chuck E Cheese Basketball Game Children Balloons Playground Cake Salads Tickets Prizes Brainstorm things we can see at Chuck E Cheese

  11. Now, let’s fill in our outline.

  12. Descriptive Outline SW HISMOP Chuck E Cheese Pizza Basketball Game Chuck E Cheese cheese goal 6 feet tall balls pepperoni shirt sliced tail tickets Closing

  13. Can you do it on your own?

  14. Think about your visit to an amusement park, fair, or circus. Describe an amusement park, fair, or circus. You may wish to include what you saw, heard, smelled, or tell how you felt inside.

  15. Decide your topic.Now, brainstorm.

  16. Fill in your outline. SW HISMOP

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