Descritive Writing

The white, glistening snow started falling, covering up the faded black driveway that was cracked and worn down. It wasn't how I remembered it years ago.

• Show don't tell

• Repetition for effect

• Simile

• Suspense

Tags

CCSS.RL.7.3

CCSS.RL.7.4

CCSS.W.7.3B

What writing technique is being shown below?

The tree's leaves danced in the sky as the wind began to pick up speed.

• Personification

• Simile

• Metaphor

• Hyperbole

Tags

CCSS.L.6.5A

Why is it important to use narrative/descriptive writing strategies?

• It is not important. They are a waste if time.

• They help to keep the reader engaged in your writing and are creative ways to describe important characters, settings, and events.

• They help to make the story flow from one idea to the next smoothly.

Tags

CCSS.L.7.6

CCSS.W.7.2D

CCSS.L.6.6

CCSS.W.6.2D

CCSS.W.8.2D

Phrase:
His heart was a block of ice.

• alliteration
• simile
• metaphor
• onomatopoeia

Tags

CCSS.W.11-12.2D

CCSS.RL.5.4

CCSS.L.5.5A

CCSS.L.4.5A

Phrase:
pink and purple popsicles

• alliteration
• simile
• onomatopoeia
• hyperbole

Tags

CCSS.L.6.5A

Phrase:
heavy as a rock

• alliteration
• simile
• hyperbole
• personification

Tags

CCSS.L.6.5A

CCSS.RL.6.4

Phrase:
She was humming a song.

• hyperbole
• personification
• onomatopoeia
• alliteration

Tags

CCSS.L.6.5A

CCSS.RL.6.4

Phrase:
Everyone knows that!

• alliteration
• onomatopoeia
• hyperbole
• simile

Tags

CCSS.L.6.5A

CCSS.RL.6.4

Which is true about sensory details?

• The purpose is to make writing more detailed and interesting

• They describe at least one of the 5 senses

• Both are true

Tags

CCSS.W.6.3D

Which of the following describes the sense of smell.

• He bit into the juicy apple.

• His breath was minty fresh when we spoke.

• His eyes were as blue as the ocean.

• He was singing like an injured cat.

Tags

CCSS.W.6.3D