CURRICULUM EXPECTATIONS
WHAT IS DESCRIPTIVE WRITING?
DESCRIBES SOMEONE OR SOMETHING IN GREAT DETAIL. IT IS OFTEN EMBEDDED WITHIN OTHER WRITING TEXT FROMS!
Utilize your Writer's Toolkit and Poetry webpages to enhance your writing!
www.drooker.ca/paragraphing.html
www.drooker.ca/poetry-writing.html
www.drooker.ca/writers-toolkit.html
www.drooker.ca/paragraphing.html
www.drooker.ca/poetry-writing.html
www.drooker.ca/writers-toolkit.html
SUCCESS CRITERIA
| strong_descriptive_writers.docx |
REASONING/THINKING:
(Ideas, Content, Purpose)
I worked independently to generate ideas.
I have 5 or more connected details.
COMMUNICATION:
(Clarity and form)
I use my senses (sight, touch, smell, sound, taste) to build up description of the nouns.
I used juicy adjectives (ie. brilliant blue eyes) and adverbs (words ending in “ly”) to paint a picture in the reader’s mind.
I use like to compare things (ie. She is fast like a gust of wind)
I have a lot of energy/voice in my writing! You can tell that I care and I’m showing off my best effort.
My sentences start off in different ways
ORGANIZATION OF IDEAS:
(Logical plan, focus and connected ideas)
I have an introductory sentence and a closing sentence ending what is being described.
I used transition words like first, next, then, and last between my details. Sentence parts are linked with conjunctions (but, and, or).
APPLICATION OF LANGUAGE CONVENTIONS:
(Applies language conventions correctly)
I have applied "Our Proofreading Plan" to my writing.
(Ideas, Content, Purpose)
I worked independently to generate ideas.
I have 5 or more connected details.
COMMUNICATION:
(Clarity and form)
I use my senses (sight, touch, smell, sound, taste) to build up description of the nouns.
I used juicy adjectives (ie. brilliant blue eyes) and adverbs (words ending in “ly”) to paint a picture in the reader’s mind.
I use like to compare things (ie. She is fast like a gust of wind)
I have a lot of energy/voice in my writing! You can tell that I care and I’m showing off my best effort.
My sentences start off in different ways
ORGANIZATION OF IDEAS:
(Logical plan, focus and connected ideas)
I have an introductory sentence and a closing sentence ending what is being described.
I used transition words like first, next, then, and last between my details. Sentence parts are linked with conjunctions (but, and, or).
APPLICATION OF LANGUAGE CONVENTIONS:
(Applies language conventions correctly)
I have applied "Our Proofreading Plan" to my writing.
TIPS AND TOOLS
Don't give the audience a skeleton...flesh out your ideas (Add skin, hair, teeth, etc.)
Use adjectives (words that describe persons, places, things//nouns)
Use similes (compare things using the words like or as)
Remember to try to paint a picture in your reader's mind! Imagine your reader is blind and has never encountered your topic before! Based on your descriptive writing, they should be able to draw a precise picture!
Use adjectives (words that describe persons, places, things//nouns)
Use similes (compare things using the words like or as)
Remember to try to paint a picture in your reader's mind! Imagine your reader is blind and has never encountered your topic before! Based on your descriptive writing, they should be able to draw a precise picture!
WRITING PROMPTS
SETTING AND CHARACTER
| setting_-_grades_1-3.pptx |
| characters_-_grades_1-3.pptx |
ASMR
ANIMAL HYBRIDIZER
digitalcultures.pl/hybridizer/
digitalcultures.pl/hybridizer/
ZOMBIES
| zombie_paper_craft_toy.pdf |
VIRTUAL FIELD TRIPS
| _virtual_field_trip_of_cn_tower___wecompress.com_.pptx |
| canadaswonderlandpart1.docx |
| canadaswonderlandpart2.docx |
| jellyfish_live_cam_-_grades_1-3.pptx |
| tembe_elephant_park_-_grades_1-3.pptx |
| baker_river_trail_virtual_nature_walk_-_grades_1-3.pptx |
| houseburdickphoto.pdf |
GRAPHIC ORGANIZERS
| canadaswonderlanddescriptiverideparagraph.pdf |
| monsterproject.pdf |
| paragraphwritingorganizer.docx |
| give_me_6.pdf |