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F2 English Descriptive Writing

This document outlines the principles of descriptive writing, emphasizing the importance of imagery, sensory details, and strong vocabulary to create vivid descriptions. It details the writing process, including planning, drafting, reviewing, editing, and finalizing the descriptive essay. Additionally, it provides success criteria and sample topics for students to practice their descriptive writing skills.

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F2 English Descriptive Writing

This document outlines the principles of descriptive writing, emphasizing the importance of imagery, sensory details, and strong vocabulary to create vivid descriptions. It details the writing process, including planning, drafting, reviewing, editing, and finalizing the descriptive essay. Additionally, it provides success criteria and sample topics for students to practice their descriptive writing skills.

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FORM 2 ENGLISH

Descriptive Writing
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Topic: Descriptive Writing
Sub-topics: Success Criteria:
• Imagery • I can identify key features of a descriptive
text.
• Vocabulary
• I can use imagery, strong adjectives and
adverbs to create a vivid picture for my
Aim: audience
• To explore features of
Descriptive text

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Keywords
• Sensory – relating to sensation or the physical senses
• Imagery – visually descriptive or figurative language, especially
in a literary work
• Visual – relating to seeing or sight
• Auditory – relating to the sense of hearing
• Tactile – of or connected with the sense of touch; tangible
• Olfactory – relating to the sense of smell
• Gustatory – concerned with tasting or the sense of taste

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The Descriptive Essay
• The descriptive essay is a genre
of essay that asks the student to
create a vivid picture of something
—object, person, place,
experience, emotion, situation, etc.
• The audience of your work should
feel that they have actually had the
experience

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Features of the Descriptive Text
• It has two major aims – to identify and to
describe
• It SHOWS rather than tells
• It doesn’t lose sight of the dominant
impression (thesis or theme)
• It makes use of Sensory details (the 5 senses)
• It employs Imagery (simile, metaphor,
descriptive words, etc.) For example:
• Language is clear, precise and concise • The house was old
• It uses vocabulary exquisitely – adjectives,
adverbs and gerunds • The house frowned with a
• Usually uses the simple present tense wrinkled brow, and inside it
creaked with each
It is NOT a story! spontaneous step, releasing
a scent of neglected
laundry…
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The Writing Process
1. Planning/Prewriting – What do you want to
describe and why? Brainstorm details associated
with the topic. Plan an outline into a logical
sequence. Write your thesis statement.
2. Drafting – Develop your outline into
paragraphs by showing the reader what’s in your
mind - involve all the senses.
3. Reviewing, modifying – read over your work;
have you given a complete picture; is your
description meaningful?
4. Edit and proofread – correct grammatical and
mechanical errors
5. Final drafting – Neatly present your work
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Imagery / Sensory details and Vocabulary

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Introduction - the introduction should
not constitute a lot of description; you
should give a brief overview – make an
impression
Body - Use topic sentences at the start
of every paragraph. After the topic
sentence, proceed with your
description (characteristics/qualities)
Conclusion - Your last parting shot
with the reader should be intriguing so
that they can leave thinking about your
description

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Sample Question
• Describe your experience with a
fascinating device/technology.

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• What descriptive texts are
• The role of imagery and the
senses in descriptive writing
• The key features of descriptive
writing
• A sample description

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Task
• Select one of these topics (1-4)
• Plan and write a descriptive
piece on it.
Consider these topics:
• Your work should not be less
1. Describe someone you miss. than 600 words long.
2. Describe a friend’s or family
member’s house where you enjoy
spending time.
3. Describe a memorable concert you
attended.
4. Describe an object that is special to
you.

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