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Chapter 8: Showing and Telling Description, Narration, and Example

Chapter 8: Showing and Telling Description, Narration, and Example. Description A description shows the reader what a person, place, thing, or situation is like. When you write a description, you try to show , not tell , about something. Elements of Descriptive Writing 1. Sense Impressions

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Chapter 8: Showing and Telling Description, Narration, and Example

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  1. Chapter 8: Showing and TellingDescription, Narration, and Example Description • A description shows the reader what a person, place, thing, or situation is like. • When you write a description, you try to show, not tell, about something. • Elements of Descriptive Writing 1. Sense Impressions • Use sight, hearing, smell, touch, and taste to write the description. 2. Spatial Order • This helps you explain anything that takes up space: right to left, bottom to top, outside to inside, etc. 3. Establishing a Dominant Impression • Every detail in a description should relate to the dominant impression. A dominant impression explains your attitude towards the subject. • The thesis can contain the dominant impression.

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