October 23, 2015Lesson no. 2

Writing: Descriptive Essay

Grammar Review

Directions: Choose the correct verb

inside the parentheses.

The family (plans, plan) their outing at the beach . Any of the viand they prepared (looks, look) mouth- watering. All of the fried chickens (has, have) been eaten by the kids.

Idiom of the Dayback on one’s feet- adj. someone is physically healthy again after an illness or accident.

• Tagalog translation: baliksa dating kondisyon.

VBAcontemporary/’kƏn- tem-pƏ- rer- e /

adj. happening a beginning now or in a recent times.

Tag. trans: napapanahon, makabago

Synonyms: modern, current

Antonyms : old, past

• spontaneous/span- tӓ- nē- Əs/

adj. done or said in a natural and often sudden way and without a lot of thought or planning.

Tagalog translation: bukal sa loob

Synonyms: natural, automatic, involuntary

• indispensable-/’ in-di- spen-se-bel/

adj. extremely important and necessary

Tagalog trans: lubhang kailangan

Synonyms: essential, needed

Antonyms: unessential and unneeded

Sentence:Marga is very spontaneous

contemporary writer who suffered from breast cancer. Her editors and co- employees were very happy to see her back on her feet again because she is indeed, indispensable.

• Idiom

back on one’s feet- adj. someone is physically healthy again after an illness or accident. VBA

contemporary -adj. happening a beginning now or in a recent times.

spontaneous- adj. done or said in a natural

indispensable-adj. extremely important and necessary

What is the word that best describes you as a person?

Objectives:• Analyze the characteristics of

a descriptive essay.

• Manifest sense of creativity in thoughts ,words, and deeds.

• Write a descriptive essay.

Descriptive Essay

•A type of essay which vividly describes a person, place, memory, experience or an onbject.

Beginning

A . Lead- grab the readers’ attention. It sets a mood.

Types of Lead1. Expert Lead – an opening quote from expert

“Freddy Roach says, “Manny is the greatest fighter in the world because…”

2. Suspense Lead – an open ended beginning

“The only thing Manny lacks to be considered as the best boxer ever is…”

3. Question Lead – an opening question

“What makes Manny Pacquiaointo a global icon?”

4. Figurative Lead – an opening figure of speech

“Manny Pacquiao is the PambansangKamao…”

5. Direct statements“Pound for pound king. Greatest Filipino boxer, etc…”

6. Surprise Lead – an eye opening beginning

“The greatest fighter in the whole world is from a third-world country.”

7. Contrast Lead – an opening with opposites or

differences“Mayweather is unbeaten, still many consider Pacquiao to be better than him despite Manny’s imperfect record.”

-Why are your writing your descriptive essay?

•How should you write your description?

Be creative!

Use strong visual words.

Use words that appeal to the senses.

1. Physical Characteristics

2. Personality

3. Style

4. The way he talks, thinks or walk

Body• Support each description

you mentioned in the introduction.

•Show! Don’t Tell!

I am so tired after dinner.

As I leaned back and rested my head against the top of the chair, my eyelids began to feel

heavy ,and the edges of the empty plate in front of me

blurred with the white tablecloth.

•Must hold the interest of the reader.

•Provide incidents, actions, and behaviors to support your character’s qualities.

Video Watching

•What are characteristics of the daddy? Cite specific situations.

Conclusion

• Tell the reader why you are writing about that someone or something.

• Conclude with a final statement that wraps the entire essay.

Conventions in Writing

What are conventions?

- Conventions are the surface features of writing. Making it easier to read by putting it in a form that the reader is comfortable with.

Conventions In Writing

1)M argin

2)I ndention

3)G rammar

4)S pelling

5) C apitalization

6. P unctuation

7. P enmanship

8. W ords

9. O rganization

Oral Assessment

1. What is a descriptive essay?

2. What are the ways to describe a person or a thing?

3. Why do we need to write descriptive essay?

Now it’s your turn!