Descriptive Essay Review

A narrative essay means:

• you persuade

• you argue

• you inform

• you tell a story

When you write descriptively, you use details. What kinds help your writing?

• facts

• supporting arguments

• sensory details

• quotes

Tags

CCSS.RI.11-12.4

CCSS.RL.11-12.4

CCSS.RL.9-10.4

CCSS.RI.9-10.4

CCSS.RI.9-10.4

If I want my reader to feel like they are in the forest with me, what sensory details can I use?

• taste and smell

• sound and sight

• touch and taste

• sound and taste

Tags

CCSS.RI.11-12.4

CCSS.RL.11-12.4

CCSS.RI.9-10.4

CCSS.RI.9-10.4

CCSS.RL.9-10.4

If I want my reader to imagine my meal as I describe it, I can use these sensory details:

• touch and sight

• sound and smell

• smell and sight

• all of the above

Tags

CCSS.RI.11-12.4

CCSS.RL.11-12.4

CCSS.RI.9-10.4

CCSS.RI.9-10.4

CCSS.RL.9-10.4

Both an essay and a paragraph and follow this visual method:

• sandwich or hamburger method

• PIE method

• cat method

• Pythagorean theorem

Your introduction needs to begin with a:

• sinker

• hook

• line

• burger

Each body paragraph in a narrative essay needs to begin with a:

• thesis

• detail

• topic sentence

• concluding statement

Tags

CCSS.RI.11-12.10

CCSS.RL.11-12.10

CCSS.RL.9-10.10

CCSS.RI.9-10.10

CCSS.RL.8.10

A narrative essay tells a:

• history

• persuasive argument

• opinion supported by research

• true story

Descriptive language uses:

• sensory details, similes and metaphors, action verbs

• citations

• MLA format

• quotations

Tags

CCSS.RI.11-12.5

CCSS.RI.9-10.5

CCSS.RI.8.5

CCSS.RI.7.5

CCSS.RI.6.5

Outlining your essay can help you:

• structure your rough draft

• make a Works Cited

• add 1" margins

• metaphors