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When: Upon your return to the classroom
Where: Whatever Grade you teach
Time: Language Block
The purpose of this blog is to prepare you to join an elite group of teachers, upon returning to the classroom. These teachers know all about descriptive writing, having mastered it themselves, and teach their students how to write excellent descriptive pieces. If you agree, you will become part of the Descriptive Writing Party and can be called upon at any time to recruit new members.
I am qualified to extend such an invitation because during our Lit sessions this week, we gained insight into the world of descriptive writing.
According to Reading Rockets, The primary purpose of descriptive writing is to describe a person, place or thing in such a way that a picture is formed in the reader's mind. Capturing an event through descriptive writing involves paying close attention to the details by using all of your five senses. Teaching students to write more descriptively will improve their writing by making it more interesting and engaging to read. (https://www.readingrockets.org/strategies/descriptive_writing)
The visual below shows an example of various descriptive words, related to the five senses, which students can brainstorm to describe an apple.
Additionally, use of an organizer such as the one featured below, can help students with their descriptive writing.
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What was most interesting to me from the session, however, were the ways to organize descriptive writing, for I had never heard of such a thing. Descriptive writing can be organized according to; spatial order, order of importance or chronological order. Knowing this will help me to thoughtfully organize my ideas when it comes to descriptive writing. It will also help me in guiding my students as they create descriptive pieces.
Below is a link which shows a teacher engaged with her students in using a graphic organizer to brainstorm ideas to write a descriptive piece based on a trip they took to an orchard.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4vMbbKMx1m4&feature=youtu.be
Now that you know a great deal about descriptive writing, will you join this elite Party? Please RSVP by December 31st 2020.
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Hey Erica. Thanks for the invitation to the descriptive party. I am honoured to have received the invitation and will definitely be in attendance, when I return to my classroom. I will help pack the take- away bags and include in them, vivid details, sensory appeal and figurative language. Also, thanks for sharing the video. The approach used by the teacher there, has given me some useful ideas, for planning my own descriptive party with my kindergarten class. Bye, see you at the party.
ReplyDeleteShevon, I'm so excited that you have decided to accept the invitation. I am happy that you found the video helpful and thrilled to hear of the items that you have put into that take-away bag. I will add to your take-away bag some 'showing sentences' an extra special treat for your kindergarten class, which I am certain they will enjoy. I will definitely see you at the party, I am off now to invite some more friends.
DeleteHi Erica, thanks for inviting me to your descriptive party. This information you unfold about descriptive writing is excellent what captivated my attention is when you state descriptive writing can be organized according to; spatial order, order of importance or chronological order. Yes they can, these ways can assist individuals to stay focus and give vivid details, it can also enhance your writing. It was indeed a pleasure to attend your descriptive party I would take with me this link so I can develop more ideas to help my students to become better descriptive writers.
ReplyDeletehttps://www.youtube.com/watchv=4vMbbKMx1m4&feature=youtu.be.
Hope you have another party soon.:)