Introduction to descriptive writing

Three reasons authors use descriptive writing is to...

• paint a picture, give a location, make a sound

• draw a conclusion, make an introduction, write a summary

• Make a dominant impression

• describe a person, place, or thing

Authors use our _________ to help write description.

• senses

• answer, respond

• see, hear

• show, tell

The 5 sensory details that create imagery is called....

• reflect, smell, touch, sight, taste

• sight, sound, taste, touch, smell

• sight, sound, taste touch, feel, hear

• touch, see, collect, write, review

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.

Which sensory detail does this statement appeal to?
The sun's rays warmed my face as I stepped outside.

• smell

• sight

• touch

• taste

Which sentence from the selection best appeals to the reader's sense of sight.

• "It was late in the day when they departed."

• 'They marched into the woods that surrounded their underground home."

• "Long shadows stretched over the entrance to the ant kingdom."

• "One by one, the insects climbed out."

Descriptive writing tries to _______ not ________.

• see, hear

• answer, respond

• show, tell

• tell, show

Descriptive writing uses _______ to paint a picture for the reader.

• Facts and figures
• Imagery and sensory details
• Statistics and data
• Quotes and citations

The purpose of descriptive writing is to make our readers see‚ feel‚ and hear what we have seen‚ felt‚ and heard.

• False

• True

• Maybe

Which word is NOT a synonym to the word good.

• excellent
• superb
• wonderful

• delicate

• unacceptable