Unit 02

Descriptive Writing
Learning Objectives :
 The learners will be able to identify
descriptive words using a writing activity.

 Identify the techniques of descriptive writing

including different types of imagery.
 What is Descriptive Writing ?
• Descriptive writing is a piece of writing that
describes a place ,person or thing in a way
that allows the readers to visualize the scene
with such clarity that the reader is
momentarily transported to that scene.

( Simply the author uses details to paint a

picture with the words)
Difference ……………

Example 01 -The dog sniffs around

Example 02- The big brown dog sniffed around

the red rose bushes in the front yard.
Purpose :
• Descriptive writing helps to develop a keen
observation skill to define people , places and
things with clarity and purpose .
• It also involves paying close attention to the
five senses as descriptive writing always
presents a sensory experience.
 Sensory Chart
• The learners are asked to close their eyes and imagine that
they are on the beach .
• Use 05 adjectives to correspond to each of the senses in
the chart .
Sight Taste Smell Sound Touch
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Conclusion :
A good descriptive writing has to be :
 Concrete

 Evocative

 Plausible