Descriptive Writing About a Person

​By Yusriatul Afiyah, M.Pd​

Descriptive Text​

Identification

• first paragraph

• Introduction (personal ​ID)

​Some text here about the topic of discussion.

Generic structure​

• ​What do you look like/ what does she/he lool like?

• What are you like​/what is she/he like

​Some text here about the topic of discussion.

​Description

• If we are talking about things, you may add it's function as an information

​Some text here about the topic of discussion.

​Describing things​

Language Feature

1. ​Use Simple Present (S+V1)

2. Use adjectives (beautiful, big, long, etc)​

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​Examples:

​I have a new book​

• it has hard red cover.​

• Her hair is red and curly​

Some text here about the topic of discussion

​Example

​What do you look like?

He is handsome and tall. He is 174 cm. He has sharp eyes and a pointed nose .He has curly hair. He is very strong. His arms and legs are strong. He has dark skin. He is very diligent. ​

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Some text here about the topic of discussion

What are you like?​

He also smart and patient. He is a nice person and we love him very much.

Some text here about the topic of discussion

Social Function

​To describe/tell about .....(the text tittle)

Maudy Ayunda is my favorite artist. She is so beautiful and smart. She has made me fall in love with her since I first saw her on TV. My first time seeing her is when she promotes a beauty product on a TV’s advertisement. Since then, she has played in movies and also become a singer. ​

Some text here about the topic of discussion

Poll

How do you feel today?

• Okay

• Not good

• wonderful

• bored

Open Ended

What is the porpose of the writer in writing a descriptive text?