TODAY’S GOALS

• Introduce vocabulary for descriptive writing

• Practice descriptive writing techniques

DESCRIPTIVE WRITING VOCABULARY

• Dominant Impression

• Concrete words

• Active verbs

• Descriptive verbs

DESCRIPTIVE WRITING VOCABULARY

• Dominant Impression• An overall feeling the details work together to create

• Concrete words• Provide very specific details about their subject and often appeal to several

of the senses

• Active verbs• Show someone or something performing an action. Are often preferable in

writing to linking verbs or passivized constructions

• Descriptive verbs• Verbs that create a vivid depiction or help convey a dominant impression

instead of just providing information

GROUP ACTIVITY: DESCRIPTIVE WRITING TECHNIQUES PT2

• In your unit 1 groups

• Do exercise 6.5 on page 159

• Write out each sentence, cross out the weak or linking verbs, and replace them with active or descriptive verbs

GROUP ACTIVITY: DESCRIPTIVE WRITING TECHNIQUES PT2

• In your unit 1 groups

• Do exercise 6.6 on page 160

• For each sentence, write down the descriptive verb you will use to replace “walk” or “said”

GROUP ACTIVITY: DESCRIPTIVE WRITING TECHNIQUES PT3

• As a class, view the restaurant images on page 155

• Discuss possible dominant impressions you might use for the description of a restaurant

• Select one dominant impression for each group

1. In your unit 1 groups, provide a detailed description of that restaurant using concrete words and active/descriptive verbs that conveys your selected dominant impression.

HOMEWORK

• WTR Draft 1• MLA format, typed, 200+ words• Printed copy brought to class on Thursday• Begin drafting the first few paragraphs of your major essay 1. You should

introduce the space you will be reflecting on, convey a dominant impression of it with descriptive details, and explain where/when you were at this place.