There are four modes of Writing

Narrative Descriptive Expository Persuasive

We are going to talk about descriptive writing

Definition A description is a picture in

words that helps the reader see, hear, taste, smell or feel something that the writer has experienced

You can use language to create a vivid impression for your readers

The panda was black with a white face and black ears and round, smudgy black

eyes

The chocolate cake was delicious! It had soft butter icing which melted in your mouth, and was decorated with

red raspberries

When we use write a description we must remember to:

Begin with interesting opening sentences that tell what the description is about

Include important details about what you are describing

Put details in time order or in order of importance

End in a way that wraps up the description

Descriptive writing focuses on observation and paints for the reader

That means using words so that they paint a picture for the reader

Use exact vivid words to create a picture in the reader’s mind

From a distant it looked like a multi-colouring cloud as we drew nearer it transformed into hundreds of butterflies fluttering in the cool breeze.

Butterflies in all imaginable colours, blue, pink, red, yellow, purple or magenta

You can do this using tools like

Dictionaries Thesaurus etc.

If you want to use word

He ran.

You can replace it with.

He jogged.

He fled.

He sprinted away.

He stormed off.

Recapitulation

1

MCQs

What type of essay we are talking about

a. Descriptive

b. Narrative

c. Persuasive

Recapitulation

2

Which possible words we can use in the place of ran

a. Jogged

b. Smiled

c. failed

Recapitulation

3

Descriptive essays means to point a picture with the help of

a. Colours

b. Words

c. Flowers