2024 S1 Descriptive writing

WRITING GREAT STORIES AND DESCRIPTIONS

A

:

1. A captivating introduction

2. A coherent plot

(easy to understand)

3. Skillful storytelling techniques

4. A resolution & conclusion

A

First-person

OR

Third-person narration

First-person narration

Write about an

embarrassing situation that

happened in school.

Write about a time when

you were caught in an
embarrassing situation.

Humiliation.

Other than accurate grammar, spelling and
punctuation, there are other pointers to pay
attention to:

1. Vivid Verb

2. Interesting Vocabulary

3. Sentence Length & Structures

4. Literary devices, e.g.: personification,
onomatopoeia and alliteration

SENTENCES

Sentence could be varied for different effects. Two
ways of varying the sentences could be:

1. Length -- long or short

2. Structures

SOME EXAMPLES OF VARYING
SENTENCE STRUCTURES:

1. Begin with a present participle

2. Begin with a past participle

3. Begin with an adverb

4. Begin with ‘to’

5. Begin with a prepositional phrase

6. Use a relative clause

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Order

Type

Examples

1st

Opinion

nice, good, bad, awful, intelligent, beautiful

2nd

Size

big, huge, colossal, tiny

3rd

Texture

rough, smooth, prickly

4th

Shape

square, triangular, circular, conical

5th

Age

young, youthful, ancient

6th

Colour

red, blue, emerald, beige

7th

Origin

Singaporean, American, African

8th

Material

plastic, cashmere, cotton, wood

LANGUAGE

FEATURES

:

THE

FIVE

SENSES

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TASKS

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✓
Describe a place in your
school

✓
Describe an embarrassing
moment and what you did
about it

Open Ended

Write a creative introduction to " Describe a time when you tried to impress someone but later regretted it".

Introduction types; flashback, setting, character, action, quote

Open Ended

Write a creative conclusion to " Describe a time when you tried to impress someone but later regretted it".

Conclusion types; reflection, cliffhanger, quote

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Question :

Write about a time when
your hard work did not
pay off.
Introduction
Story – 4-5 paragraphs,
including the ‘regret’
Conclusion

FOCUS? Story idea?

What hard work?
Why did it not pay off?

Open Ended

Write one paragraph to show the ONE dominant feeling behind your hard work not paying off (i.e regret, disappointment, frustration)

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Question :

Describe

the

sights

and

sounds at a wet market. You
should bring out the mood
and atmosphere of the place.
Introduction (a general statement about the place, elaborate and topic)
Sights – 2 paragraphs
Sounds – 2 paragraphs
Conclusion

FOCUS? Story idea?

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Sample Introduction - Descriptive (Hook- elaborate- topic (i.e name of shopping centre)

Five seconds more. Just five seconds more until I get some respite from this exhausting heat. There it was - Loyang Point Shopping Centre, just a stone's throw away from my home. I shove the heavy glass door open and stepped into the welcome blast of cold air.

Sample Conclusion - Descriptive (reinforce - thought/reflection)

Loyang Point Shopping Centre is my go-to place as it is a much-needed treat for the senses. Truly, a delightful place to be in for a break from a monotonous day!

Open Ended

Write a creative introduction to the descriptive question : Describe the sights and sounds of an amusement park.

Start with a general statement/hook, elaborate, topic (i.e name of amusement park)