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Checklist Descriptive

The document provides a checklist for students to use to evaluate their own descriptive writing. It lists various features of good descriptive writing such as using capital letters, adjectives, clear structure, varied sentence openings, connectives, consistent point of view, time connectives, and paragraphs. Students are to use the checklist to review their own writing and check if it includes these recommended features of descriptive text.

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Checklist Descriptive

The document provides a checklist for students to use to evaluate their own descriptive writing. It lists various features of good descriptive writing such as using capital letters, adjectives, clear structure, varied sentence openings, connectives, consistent point of view, time connectives, and paragraphs. Students are to use the checklist to review their own writing and check if it includes these recommended features of descriptive text.

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  • Checklist: Descriptive Writing: Provides a checklist for ensuring descriptive writing includes key features such as capital letters, adjectives, and proper paragraphing.

NAME_____________ DATE__________

CHECKLIST: DESCRIPTIVE WRITING1

Text
Features of Descriptive writing _____________________
_____________________

Does it have capital letters at the start of


each sentence and full stops at the ends?

Does it use adjectives to make the


descriptions better?
(these could describe size, colour, texture etc.)

Does it have a clear beginning, middle and


end?

Does it use different openings to sentences?


NOT; and then, and then, then we , then she,
then he etc.
Does it use connectives to extend ideas and
sentences?
e.g. and, because, so etc.

Is it all in the same person? (which one?)


e.g first, second or third person

Does it use any time connectives?


e.g. later on, suddenly,

Is it written in paragraphs?

Created by A. Gill (Mosborough School) and J. ONeill (Whiteways School) June 2005
Sheffield Learning Network
NAME_____________ DATE__________

CHECKLIST: DESCRIPTIVE WRITING1

Your Writing
Features of Descriptive writing _____________________
_____________________

Does it have capital letters at the start of


each sentence and full stops at the ends?

Does it use adjectives to make the


descriptions better?
(these could describe size, colour, texture etc.)

Does it have a clear beginning, middle and


end?

Does it use different openings to sentences?


NOT; and then, and then, then we , then she,
then he etc.
Does it use connectives to extend ideas and
sentences?
e.g. and, because, so etc.

Is it all in the same person? (which one?)


e.g first, second or third person

Does it use any time connectives?


e.g. later on, suddenly,

Is it written in paragraphs?

Created by A. Gill (Mosborough School) and J. ONeill (Whiteways School) June 2005
Sheffield Learning Network

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