Descriptive writing

When we are telling stories it is good if the other person can imagine it. The best way to do this is to be descriptive. This means describing how things look, smell, sound, feel, etc. with lots of detail For example: Who is Sharon? 1. She is a girl. 2. She is a 13 year old girl. She has long blond hair and bright blue eyes. She goes to middle school and lives in Korea. She has a very beautiful smile. How was your day at the beach? 1. Good. sandwiches and drank juice on the sand. After we played a game of volleyball and my team won. There were ten people altogether and the weather was very hot and sunny. Which sentences do you prefer? Why? How was your lunch today? (Use lots of adjectives!) 2. It was great! I had a picnic with my friends. We ate ice-cream and

Descriptive writing is very good when we are talking about past events.

Can you think of a memorable event in your life? Answer the questions below. 1. When was it? 2. Where did it happen? 3. Who was there? 4. What did you do? 5. What happened? 6. List some details. (clothes, colours, sounds, tastes)

Now write about the event above in more detail.