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DESCRIPTIVE WRITING

DESCRIPTIVE WRITING. The 5 Paragraph Essay. Introductory paragraph Detail Paragraph One Detail Paragraph Two Detail Paragraph Three Concluding Paragraph. INTRODUCTORY PARAGRAPH. It’s simple….use this format: Question—Answer—Thesis statement For example:

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DESCRIPTIVE WRITING

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  1. DESCRIPTIVE WRITING

  2. The 5 Paragraph Essay • Introductory paragraph • Detail Paragraph One • Detail Paragraph Two • Detail Paragraph Three • Concluding Paragraph

  3. INTRODUCTORY PARAGRAPH • It’s simple….use this format: • Question—Answer—Thesis statement • For example: • Do you think you’ve tasted the best cheeseburger ever? I certainly think I have. Allow me to describe the best cheeseburger I’ve ever tasted.

  4. PLANNING Topic: What the paper is about; something that can be divided into 3 parts. Supporting Detail: Object: a part of the topic that I can hold or touch AND can be divided into 3 parts. Elaborating Detail: a part of the Object that I can hold or touch

  5. Detail Paragraph TACO Shell Meat Cheese

  6. Triangles Must Pass 2 Tests • Can it be divided into 3 parts? • Can you hold it or touch it?

  7. Circles Must Pass One Test 1. Can you hold it or touch it?

  8. drumsticks from KFC • golden brown flaky crust • succulent moist taste of heaven on your tongue • no time…a perfectly clean bone remains First, my one of my favorite things to devour at K.F.C. is their delicious drumsticks. I love that golden brown, flaky crust that wraps around the meat. Once that succulent, moist taste of heaven touches my tongue, my taste buds fly into another galaxy. In no time at all, there’s nothing remaining but a perfectly clean bone.

  9. Another delectable treat I have to order every time I dine at K.F.C. is their mashed potatoes and gravy. That white, creamy mound of ecstasy covered by beautiful brown gravy is so inviting. All you hear when I’m eating it is “Schschssch,” as I scratch the bottom of the little round Styro-Foam cup attempting to get every little bit. When it comes to eating K.F.C.’s mashed potatoes and gravy, my stomach’s a bottomless pit! Mashed potatoes and gravy White, creamy, mound of ecstasy covered by beautiful brown gravy You hear schschsh as I scratch the bottom of the round styro foam cup with my white plastic spoon Stomach.. Bottomless pit

  10. Finally, a meal would not be complete at K.F.C. without a glass of the best sweet tea in the whole-wide world. One tiny sip causes me to want to gulp down the entire cup—tea, cubed ice, red-striped cup and all! The rich, sweet taste satisfies my thirst every time. I like to swish the delicious potion around in my mouth before releasing it to my stomach like a roaring ocean. Sweet tea is the best in the whole-wide world One tiny sip causes me to want to gulp down the entire cup Rich, sweet taste Swish the delicious potion around in my mouth like a roaring ocean

  11. CONCLUDING PARAGRAPH Eat at K.F.C. Go eat at K.F.C. today! Be sure to order some of their magnificent and tasty Original-recipe drumsticks. Don’t forget to ask for a side of those thick, creamy mashed potatoes and gravy. You’ll be as happy as a pig dancing a jig when you wash it all down with the coldest, sweetest tea in the world! Magnificent tasty Original-recipe drumsticks Thick, creamy mashed potatoes and gravy Coldest, sweetest tea in the world

  12. Good Writers Include… • Metaphors • Onomatopoeia • Personification • Similes Really Good Writers Add… Alliteration (canine creature) Hyperbole (exaggeration) Transitions (First, Next, Then)

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