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01 TIPS ON HOW TO
DESCRIPTIVE ESSAY

WRITE A DESCRIPTIVE
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EXAM TIPS FOR A

03 DESCRIPTIVE ESSAY
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CHARACTERISIC
S OF A
Capture the Use of 5 senses
reader’s interest
*Smell. Hearing, taste, touch
More on the creative
side

Visualsation Abstract descriptions

• Expressive
Exp: The sun
- Emotional
blazed like a
• Literary devices
fiery ball.
- Similes, metaphores,
personification
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TIPS ON HOW TO
WRITE A
1. READ & UNDERSTAND 4. BRAINSTORM
THE INSTRUCTIONS ADJECTIVE, ADVERB,
LITERARY DEVICES &
DESCRIPTIONS
2. BRAINSTORM FOR
MAIN IDEAS 5. ORGANISE POINTS

3. ADD THE SUPORTING 6. WRITE THE

DETAILS INTRODUCTION
7. WRITE THE MAIN
BODY

8. WRITE THE
CONCLUSION

9. CHECK & EDIT

 Make a list of family
1. Read & celebrations & pick
understand one
the
instructions
Title: Describe an important family
celebration and how you felt about it.

KEYWORDS:
* Describe how you feel about it

* What makes it important

 2.
Brainstorm
for main
• 4ideas
main ideas
• Write in circle map
• Choose 3 to talk about
 3. Add the
supporting
details
• Why
• What
4. BRAINSTORM
ADJECTIVE,
ADVERB,
LITERARY
• Adjectives&
DEVICES
• Adverbs
DESCRIPTIONS
• Literary devices
• Idioms
• Sayings
• Words & phrases that
related to the sense
of sight sound, taste,
smell and touch
5. Organise
points

• In tree map
• According to:
--Chronological order
(beginning – end)
-- Importance
6. Write the
introduction
• Thesis statement Blood is thicker than water.
(What your family
celebrations is This is what I strongly believe
about) in.[PROVERB] Every year, I
• Begin with look forward to celebrating CNY
-- proverb
-- description of a with my family.[THESIS
place STATEMENT]
-- reference to time
-- general statement
7. Write the it in Days before the eve of CNY, we would already feel
the atmosphere.[TOPIC SENTENCE] The CNY

main body supermarkets, the bright red decorations, the smell of

songs blaring from every loud speaker in the busy

freshly baked pineapple tarts and the sight of people

hustling from one shop to another in a mission to grab
• Include: last-minute deals really gets me in high spirits. I love
how we would work together as a family doing our
-- Topic sentence ritual spring cleaning.[SUPPORTING DETAILS]
-- Supporting details Although tired and disgusted with all the dirt clinging
-- Concluding to my hair, our beautifully decorated house would
sentence never stop putting a smile to my face.[CONCLUDING
SENTENCE]
7. Write the The reunion dinner is also memorable to me.
[TOPIC SENTENCE] Imagine the old and young

main body chattering and laughing in chorus around a few round

tables in my grandfather’s house, as we impatiently
wait for the highlight of the dinner, the ‘yee sang’.
Then, numerous pairs of chopsticks toss he colourful
array of salmon and condiments high into the air,
• Include:
followed by shouts of good luck and promises echoing
-- Topic sentence in the living room as we happily toast to another
-- Supporting details prosperous new year.[SUPPORTING DETAILS] I do
-- Concluding not mind the ear-splitting sound or food flying
sentence everywhere as I was too happy joining in.
[CONCLUDING SENTENCE]
7. Write the liningMoreover, what can be more memorable than
up with my cousins to collect ‘ang pows’ from
main body exciting ritual for children and the single. My
the elders?[TOPIC SENTENCE] This is the most

mischievous cousins and I would sneakily line up for a

second time, as my grandfather could never remember
• Include: who he had or haven’t given ‘ang pows’to.
-- Topic sentence [SUPPORTING DETAILS] My grandfather does not
mind though, as he is so happy to be surrounded by his
-- Supporting details children and grandchildren.[CONCLUDING
-- Concluding SENTENCE]
sentence
8. Write the Hence, CNY is an
important family celebration
conclusion to me. No other celebration
would remind me of how
lucky I am to have such a
• End with your feeling loving and happy family by
my side.
 9.
Check Spelling Grammatical errors
& edit
Punctuatio
n
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EXAMS TIPS FOR
WRITING A
SECTION
B MARKS
Continuous 50 m
Writing

ANSWER TIME
1 1 hour
MARKING CRITERIA
Grammar
Vocabulary
Sentence structure
Spelling
Punctuation
Tone
Style
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