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DESCRIPTIVE
WRITING GRADE 7 Term 2
SURNAME, NAME: _____________________________________________________________________
CLASS: _____________________
“Limitations live only in our minds. But if we use our
imaginations, our possibilities become limitless.”
Jamie Paolinetti
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DESCRIPTIVE WRITING
With this workbook, you will learn and revise the
magic and beauty of Descriptive Writing.
When you are finished you will be able to:
Use different types of writing, depending
on your audience
Identify and understand different language
techniques
Use different language techniques in your
own writing
Plan an essay, then edit and revise it
Use correct spelling, grammar and
punctuation in your writing
CONTENTS
SECTION TITLE
PAGE
NO.
Introduction 2
How descriptive are you? 3
Sensory Details 4
Similes 7
Metaphors 8
Adjectives 9
Vivid Verbs 10
Identifying Descriptive Writing 11
Writing Practice 12
Final assignment—writing 14
Rubric 17
Proofreading and revising 18
Early Finishers 19-21
Notes 22-23
Evaluation 24
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The purpose of descriptive writing is to make our readers see, feel, hear, smell, and taste what we have
seen, felt, heard, smelled, and tasted. These are the FIVE SENSES! Whether we're describing a person, a
place, or a thing, our aim is to reveal a subject through vivid and carefully selected details.
Your goal as a writer is to describe something so well that your reader will
see / smell / feel / hear / taste all details in his or her imagination.
“Your test begins … now.”
It’s time. Your heart is racing, beating a thousand times per second, ready to jump out of your chest onto
your desk. Your palms feel like used gym socks, hot and sweaty and unusable. Papers rustle all around you. Some-
one coughs, and suddenly your throat is as dry as a desert, dusty and cracking and desperate for water. You can’t
get up, but you don’t know where to begin. You close your eyes to try and focus. I know this stuff. I studied. I read
the book.
I will be fine….. You open your eyes and reach to pick up your pencil, but it is a poisonous snake just waiting
to betray you, so you leave it. There is a tapping from behind you, a non-stop tick-tick-tick-tick that is drilling into
your head, going deeper and deeper searching for vocabulary and persuasive writing techniques to steal. You take
one deep breath and open the test to read the first question, but your eyes start to get blurry. There is a fog
rolling through your head. What if I DON’T know the answer? What if I didn’t study enough? What is that tapping
sound? What if I fail? The room starts spinning around you, and the tapping won’t stop. The hammer in your chest
keeps pounding away, and your tongue is like sandpaper. You look down at your test through the hurricane
around you, and suddenly …
The room stops spinning. The fog clears. Your heartbeat slows down, the tapping stops, and your pencil is
just a pencil. You read the first question again. I know the answer.
How descriptive is it? Why ?
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How did you feel while reading ? Why?
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HOW DESCRIPTIVE ARE YOU?
Read the text. Think how descriptive this text is. Why ?
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Look at the three images below and write down as many words or phrases as you can think of that describe
them in the bubbles . Try to use the 5 senses. (They can be adjectives, verbs or nouns )
crowded (adj.)
people (n. )
Sports (n.)
Scared (adj.)
northern lights (n.)
magical (adj.)
freezing (adj.)
DESCRIPTION ACTIVITY
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1.SENSORY DETAILS (Five Senses)
Write down at least six to eight adjectives you can think of related to the five senses.
loud x faint
smooth
sticky
sour
chewy
dark
skinny
fresh x rotten
DESCRIPTIVE WRITING TECHNIQUES
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Select one of pictures below and describe it in five ways—one way for each of the five senses. You can use the
adjectives from the previous activity to inspire you!
Include AT LEAST three sentences for each category. Check the box next to the picture you choose.
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FIVE SENSES ACTIVITY
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A simile compares two things, using the words “like” or “as.” A simile is an easy way to make the reader understand
something that might be very hard to describe, because the writer can compare it to something the reader
understands. Not every sentence with the word "like" is a simile. When looking for similes, be sure to find
sentences that make comparisons between two different things.
Example: The sky is as _____________ as ______________.
Colour Noun/Phrase
The sky is as grey as ash.
The sky is dark like a blanket over the world.
In the space below, fill in the blanks to complete each simile. Create two examples per picture.
THE CAVE
1. The cave is as _________________ as ___________________________.
2. The cave is _________________ like ____________________________.
THE BABY’S EYES
1. The baby’s eyes are __________________like ________________________.
2. The baby’s eyes are as __________________as _______________________.
THE MOTORCYCLE
1. The motorcycle is as ________________ as _____________________.
2. The motorcycle is ________________ like ______________________.
2. SIMILES
THE SUNSHINE
1. The sunshine is as _________________ as ____________
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2. The sunshine is _________________ like
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LOVE
1. Love is as _________________ as ____________
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2. Love is _________________ like
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3. METAPHORS
A metaphor is a comparison of two things that are not alike, NOT using “like "or “as.” It states the comparison
directly. In a metaphor, the author simply says one thing IS another thing. Like similes, metaphors are an easy way
to make your readers understand something that might be confusing, and also to make your descriptions much
stronger and more vivid.
It’s often a good idea to include a short explanation of your metaphor to make yourself clear.
Example: He was a bulldog, he never gave up until he got his way.
The sky was on fire, the sunset cast red and orange light everywhere.
THE STARS
1. The stars are ________________________
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2. The stars are _________________________
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THE SKYSCRAPERS
1. The skyscrapers are ____________________
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2. The skyscrapers are____________________
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THE ROLLER COASTERS
1. The roller coasters are____________________
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2. The roller coasters are____________________
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4. ADJECTIVES– COMPARATIVES—SUPERLATIVES
Brainstorm a list of adjectives in the space below about one of the following topics.
Choose only one topic.
1– things to do at the beach 2– cars 3- fashion
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Adjective Comparative Form Superlative Form Make a sentence with
a comparative OR
a superlative
hard harder than the hardest I think , water-skiing is
harder than surfing.
bigger than
The most wonderful
more Those jeans are the most
comfortable ones!
bad
good better ______ I am the best dancer I
know.
COMPLETE THE TABLE BELOW WITH COMPARATIVE AND SUPERLATIVE FORMS.
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5. VIVID VERBS
What are vivid verbs? How are they different from common verbs?
Vivid verbs create interest and excitement, make your readers easily visualize the action in their own minds.
A vivid verb is a verb that a reader will find more interesting and that is more specific to the common verbs we use all the time, like "walk".
Vivid verbs will help you avoid repeating the same (common) verb in your writing.
Write your own common (boring verbs) in the table below and then find vivid verbs to replace them.
You may go to thesaurus.com .
Common Verb Vivid Verbs that can replace it
Sleep
Hit
Complete these sentences using a vivid verb from the table above.
1. When the hungry dog saw the pizza crumbs on the floor, he quickly ran to eat them.
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2. The little girl walked with her friends to the fun fair close to their house.
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3. I looked in the basement. It was scary.
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Common Verbs Vivid Verbs Touch graze, caress, stroke
Cry whimper, blubber, bawl
See glare, gaze, glimpse
Like adore, admire, cherish, admire
Dislike loathe, despise, scorn, hate
Eat gorge, nibble, gobble
Run dash, dart, sprint, jog
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IDENTIFYING DESCRIPTIVE WRITING
TIME TO WRITE IN A DESCRIPTIVE WAY!
In the space below, write a descriptive paragraph (at least 100 words) about the BEST OR
WORST New Year holiday you’ve ever had. Make sure to use sensory details, similes,
metaphors and descriptive adjectives in your writing.
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The following passage, a description of Ebenezer Scrooge, comes from Scene 1 of A Christmas
Carol. Read it, then fill in the chart below with as many descriptive phrases as you can find.
“Oh! But he’s a tight-fisted hand at the grindstone, is that Scrooge! A squeezing, wrenching, grasping,
scraping, clutching, covetous old sinner! Hard and sharp as flint, from which no steel has ever struck
out generous fire; secret, and self-contained, and solitary as an oyster. The cold within him freezes his
old features, nips his pointed nose, shrivels his cheeks, stiffens his gait; makes his eyes red, his thin lips
blue; and speaks out shrewdly in his grating voice. A frosty rime is on his head, and on his eyebrows,
and his wiry chin. He carried his own low temperature always about with him; he ices his office in the
dog-days and doesn’t thaw it one degree at Christmas.” (A Christmas Carol, p. 10)
Adjectives Vivid Verbs Similes Metaphors Sensory Details
* wrenching
* Grating
* freezes
* Ices
* hard and sharp as a flint
* a frosty rime is on his head
* the cold within him
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Read the short text and identify adjectives (use red ) and
vivid verbs (use green) in the table below.
The Weekend Market
My favourite weekend market is located near the city's main bus station so people appear from all over the
city to buy and sell goods. This market is huge and holds everything from bags, souvenirs and handicrafts to many
kinds of animals, many kinds of plants and it also has a variety of tasty local food.
As you wander through the market, you will experience many sensations. There are scented candles and
aromatic smells everywhere. You can even stroke the soft furs of little kittens on the street. One moment you will
be hearing the sizzling of the stir-fry dishes from a small restaurant and next you can suck in the scents of roses and
other flowers as you pass through the cooler and more relaxing garden section. Moreover, strolling deeper into the
market, your eyes will gaze at so many products with their many colours, designs and sizes. After a while you may
feel dizzy and look for a quiet place to have a rest and a refreshing drink. There are many small cafes and drink
stalls selling fresh coconut juice, or iced water. While the market is usually hot and packed, the atmosphere is
friendly and good-natured.
To sum up, a day at the weekend market is both a day of shopping and a unique experience for your
senses. It is like a magical journey that is great as a first experience for tourists and an escape from daily life for
locals.
IDENTIFYING ADJECTIVES AND VIVID VERBS
Adjectives Vivid verbs
Huge (market) scented (candles) placed = located has = holds
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Describe your favourite
place!
Pick a place
Map your ideas below & Plan!
Start describing!
WRITING PRACTICE
My Favorite Place:
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Vivid Verbs
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HOW TO PLAN FOR YOUR PARAGRAPH
List some vivid verbs you can use.
Write some metaphors & similes for that place.
Use many adjectives - Sensory details , comparatives and
superlatives.
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Just before you write, answer these questions:
What are the main sights and sounds in your place? Are there any parts in the place that stand out? What colours are important? What smells and tastes do you connect with this place? What feelings do you have about it? What happens in this place?
REMEMBER THE RULES OF A PARAGRAPH ! HAVE A TOPC SENTENCE—HAVE SUPPORTING IDEAS—HAVE A CLOSURE
USE LINKING WORDS - BE CAREFUL WITH YOUR GRAMMAR & SPELLING
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Now it’s time to combine everything you have learned to write your own descriptive writing.
In the space below, you will create a descriptive essay about one of the following themes:
The inside of a spaceship
Your memory of a place you visited as a child
An unusual room
A cemetery in a small town
Backstage during a concert
An extremely vivid experience of your own
My topic will be: ______________________________________
Brainstorm your topic in the space below:
Finally, think of metaphors , similes, adjectives , other sensory details that you could include in your essay. Write.
FINAL ASSIGNMENT
Sensory Details / Adjectives
Comparatives -Superlatives
Similes Metaphors Vivid Verbs
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1 2 3 4
Audience and Purpose
(20)
Contains details that are unfocused or details do not work in support of a clear main impression or purpose.
(1-6)
Creates a main impression, but details do not adequately support the purpose.
(7-11)
Creates a main impression, has a focused purpose supported by sensory details.
(12-16)
Creates a memorable main impression, supported with effective use of many sensory details appropriate to the purpose.
(16-20)
Logic of organization
(25)
Lacks organization,
writing is confusing and difficult to follow;
may be too brief to
assess organization.
(1-8)
May have
organization in
parts, but lacks
organization in
other parts.
(9-14)
Is consistently
organized, although
perhaps
simplistically.
(15-19)
Well organized,
with strong
transitions helping
to link words and
ideas.
(20-25)
Use of sensory details , vivid verbs and figurative language
(30)
No / very limited sensory details , no vivid verbs used in support of main idea; no figurative language.
(1-8)
Details in support of main idea not consistently effective; attempts at figurative language and vivid verbs but not always successful or interesting.
(9- 16)
Sensory details, vivid verbs support main idea; figurative language is used to create comparisons.
(17 –22)
Vivid verbs , sensory details support main idea; creative use of figurative language provides interesting comparisons.
(23- 30)
Grammar, Punctuation and Word usage
(25)
Numerous errors in
punctuation and
grammar distract and/
or confuse the reader.
Word usage cannot be
gauged in such poor
quality work.
(1-8)
Errors in punctua-
tion and grammar
may impair
readability.
Word choice is
extremely simple.
(9-14)
Capitalization is correct, punct. is smooth, spelling of common words is correct, more difficult words are generally correct, grammar is mostly correct, good word choice.
(15-19)
Capitalization is
accurate, punct. is
smooth, spelling is
correct even on more
difficult words,
grammar is almost
always correct, great
word choice.
(20 –25)
DESCRIPTIVE WRITING RUBRIC
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PROOFREADING AND REVISION
Proofreading, editing and revising your own writing is one of the most important parts of writing an essay. Your
job doesn’t end with just writing—you have to go back and check for mistakes!
For proofreading and editing, it’s all in the CUPS …
For revising, use your ARMS ...
C U P S
Capitalization: names, places, months, titles, I, sentences
Usage: nouns and verbs matched correctly (I am, you are, etc.)
Punctuation: periods, commas, question marks, quotes, etc.
A R M S
Add: sentences and words to strengthen your arguments
Remove: unnecessary or incorrect sentences and words
Move: change the placement of sentences and words
Substitute: trade in sentences and words that work better
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In the space below, pick four sentences from your essay and revise them using your ARMS.
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EARLY FINISHERS TASK
Find the Figurative Language! Identify any figures of speech used in the following
sentences. Then explain how you can tell.
1– His father yelled, and the mean words hung in the air like smoke, making Eliot’s eyes water.
A) simile
B) metaphor
C) both simile and metaphor
D) there is no figure of speech in that sentence
How can you tell -
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2– The computers in Michael’s office are dinosaurs, and the printer is as slow as a sloth.
A) simile
B) metaphor
C) both simile and metaphor
D) there is no figure of speech in that sentence
How can you tell
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3– Ray was nervous and excited for the school dance.
A) simile
B) metaphor
C) both simile and metaphor
D) there is no figure of speech in that sentence
How can you tell
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4– Malia led her basketball team off the bus, and the trophy waved above them like a flag.
A) simile
B) metaphor
C) both simile and metaphor
D) there is no figure of speech in that sentence
How can you tell
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Practice! Similes & Metaphors
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EARLY FINISHER WRITING TASKS
Describe Scrooge using sensory details and figurative language.
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Write how Scrooge is like or unlike someone you know using descriptive writing techniques.
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Scan and find at least 20 descriptive adjectives from our story ‘A Christmas Carol’.
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Describe one of the scenes from ’A Christmas Carol’.
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Write a descriptive paragraph about what happened to Scrooge after the story ended.
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Write a poem about Scrooge using figurative language and sensory details.
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Describe one of the ghosts of Christmas.
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Describe how Scrooge has changed throughout the story.
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I learned a lot about descriptive
writing. For example:
I think I learned …. I need to study more because
I found the following parts difficult :
What do you want to see less of?
Offer an alternative please.
What do you want to see more of
in the booklet?
REFERENCES & USEFUL LINKS
HOW TO BECOME A
DESCRIPTIVE WRITER COMPARATIVES AND
SUPERLATIVES SONG
SEONSORY DETAILS
IN WRITING
VIVID VERBS VIVID VERBS
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