Descriptive Writing
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10th - 12th Grade
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1.
FILL IN THE BLANK QUESTION
1 min • 1 pt
A description that offers no commentary or larger context created by the author's mood or tone
2.
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1 min • 1 pt
A description that offers more than just detail (in which the author's attitude towards the subject is clear) is NOT objective but...
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CCSS.RL.11-12.6
3.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
How can you effectively inform and surprise the reader when writing a description?
By writing something scary
By writing a plot twist
By allowing them to see what you are describing in a new way or from a different perspective
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CCSS.RI.11-12.5
CCSS.RI.6.5
CCSS.RI.7.5
CCSS.RI.8.5
CCSS.RI.9-10.5
4.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
When creating a strong visual sense or impression of the subject, the writer should...
overload the description with details.
choose only the details that will most effectively contribute to the impression.
describe it carefully using spatial organization
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CCSS.RI.11-12.5
CCSS.RI.6.5
CCSS.RI.7.5
CCSS.RI.8.5
CCSS.RI.9-10.5
5.
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1 min • 1 pt
What are the 5 sensory response systems that a writer should use when writing a description?
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CCSS.RI.9-10.4
CCSS.RI.9-10.4
CCSS.RI.11-12.4
CCSS.RL.11-12.4
CCSS.RL.9-10.4
6.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
How should sentence style and word choice be used in writing a description?
Word choice and sentence style should match the subject and the purpose; the words and style should reinforce the mood.
Sentence style and word choice are not relevant to writing a description.
Word choice and sentence style should not match the subject and the purpose; the words should not take away from the visual that the description creates.
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CCSS.RI.11-12.5
CCSS.RI.6.5
CCSS.RI.7.5
CCSS.RI.8.5
CCSS.RI.9-10.5
7.
MULTIPLE SELECT QUESTION
45 sec • 1 pt
To make abstract concepts or unfamiliar subjects more concrete and more visual, the writer could...
Give examples to illustrate the concepts
Use rhetorical devices, such as, metaphors and similes
Describe them well with specific, vivid words
Tags
CCSS.L.11-12.6
CCSS.L.8.6
CCSS.L.9-10.6
CCSS.W.11-12.2D
CCSS.W.9-10.2D
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