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Descriptive Writing!

Descriptive Writing!. Let’s Start at the Very Beginning…. What is a paragraph?. A group of sentences that relates one main idea. Why should we use paragraphs? What are the parts of a paragraph? Main idea Topic sentence Supporting sentence Clincher sentence. Parts of a Paragraph.

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Descriptive Writing!

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  1. Descriptive Writing!

  2. Let’s Start at the Very Beginning…

  3. What is a paragraph? • A group of sentences that relates one mainidea. • Why should we use paragraphs? • What are the parts of a paragraph? • Main idea • Topic sentence • Supporting sentence • Clincher sentence

  4. Parts of a Paragraph • Main idea – topic around which the paragraph is organized • Topic sentence – states the main idea of the paragraph • Where can it go? • Supporting sentence – gives specific details that explain or prove the main idea. • Clincher sentence – pulls together the preceding sentences by emphasizing the main idea.

  5. Supporting Sentences • Sensory details – words that appeal to one or more of your five senses (sight, hearing, touch, taste, and smell) • Fact – statement that can be proved true by direct observation or by checking a reliable source • Examples – specific instances or illustrations of a general idea

  6. Example! • Today's car manufacturers have not only developed the fastest autos in history, but also the most comfortable and convenient. Soft, reclining, adjustable seats await the driver as he gets in. Even his feet get special attention, being cushioned on foamy floor carpets. Starting the vehicle presents no problems with an automatic transmission. A key is turned, a lever moved, and the car is off. In addition, no matter what the weather is like, the heater sends hot or cold air in to suit the occasion . The car radio supplies music and news for the driver's enjoyment. Sudden stops and sharp corners mean nothing as power brakes and steering can stop or turn the car on a dime. Modern drivers never had it so good!

  7. A Closer Look at Sensory Details Which do you like better? • I woke up to the radio and smelled some coffee. OR • The thick, burnt scent of roasted coffee tickled the tip of my nose just seconds before the old, faithful alarmblared a distorted top-forty through its tiny top speaker.

  8. Choose a subject Limit or narrow the subject down Plan your composition Outline your composition Write the first draft Revising Write the final draft Essay Process

  9. Unique Title (in quotation marks) Introduction Thesis (last line in the intro paragraph) Body 1 (with topic sentence) Body 2 (with topic sentence) Body 3 (with topic sentence) Conclusion Clincher sentence (last line in the paragraph) Essay Format

  10. Give the reader a preview of what the composition about Two functions: To introduce the subject to the reader To interest the reader in the subject Three techniques: Ask a question Tell an anecdote State an intriguing or interesting fact Ends with a thesis sentence (states the main idea or purpose of the essay) Introduction

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