Writing Descriptive

English Writing-Descriptive Text

By Esma

​What is a descriptive text?

​Descriptive text is .....

a kind of text which describes particular person, thing, animal, and public place in details.

Models of Text

(Place)​

Models of Text (Person)​

Models of Text

(Thing/Animal)​

Multiple Choice

Q. 

It is one of historical buildings in Indonesia. This temple is located in Magelang, Central of Java, Indonesia. There are 3 main levels of this building. The third level is Kamadhatu, Rupadhatu, and Arupadhatu.

Is this the description of Borobudur Temple?

• TRUE

• FALSE

Multiple Choice

Q. 

"I am an Australian marsupial. I have powerful legs to leap.

My babies grow into my pouch."

What am I?

• BIRD

• ELEPHANT

• KANGAROO

• RABBIT

Senses Writing

Today, we are going to use our senses to write descriptive sentences!

What are our five senses?

• sight

• sounds

• smell

• taste

• touch

Let's explore how using our senses can help us be more descriptive when writing!

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Multiple Choice

Which of the senses is used to describe the sunflower in the following sentence?

The sunflower has bright yellow petals that shine in the sun.

• taste

• sound

• sight

Multiple Choice

Which of the senses is used to describe the snow in the following sentence?

The cold snow fell onto my hands.

• sound

• touch

• taste

Multiple Choice

Which of the senses is used to describe the strawberries in the following sentence?

The sweet juices hit my tongue when I bit into the strawberry.

• taste

• sight

• sound

Great job!

Let's brainstorm our own adjectives using our senses.

Open Ended

What does the ice cream look like, feel like, sound like, taste like, or smell like?

Open Ended

Use the following sentence starter to write a descriptive sentence about the ice cream.

The ice cream tasted

Multiple Choice

Which of the following choices describes how the ice cream tasted?

• loud

• white

• sweet

Open Ended

What does the rabbit look like, feel like, smell like, or sound like?

Open Ended

Use the following sentence starter to write a descriptive sentence about the rabbit.

When I pet the rabbit, I feel

Multiple Choice

Which of the following choices describes how the rabbit feels?

When I pet the rabbit, I feel

• quiet noises.

• soft fur.

• brown fur.

Open Ended

What does the apple look like, feel like, smell like, sound like, or taste like?

Open Ended

Use the following sentence starter to write a descriptive sentence about the apple.

The apple smells

Multiple Choice

Which of the following describes how the apple smells?

The apple smells

• red.

• juicy.

• delicious.

Open Ended

Choose one of the senses and write one complete sentence describing how the tacos look, taste, smell, sound, or feel.

Multiple Choice

Which of the senses is used to describe the strawberries in the following sentence?

The sweet juices hit my tongue when I bit into the strawberry.

• taste

• sight

• sound

Open Ended

Use the following sentence starter to write a descriptive sentence about the ice cream.

The ice cream tasted