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Descriptive Writing Features

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Descriptive Writing Features

Student writing with descriptive words floating around

📚 Part 1: Understanding Descriptive Writing

1. What is descriptive writing?

Writing that tells a story with characters

Writing that uses vivid details to help readers imagine something

Writing that gives instructions

Writing that persuades people

2. Which of these are the five senses? (Tick all that apply)

Sight

Sound

Memory

Smell

Taste

Touch

Speed

3. Why is descriptive writing important?

It makes writing longer

It helps readers create pictures in their minds

It uses difficult words

It makes writing faster to read

🔍 Part 2: Identifying Descriptive Features

Read this descriptive paragraph:

"The golden sand felt warm and soft between my toes as I walked along the beach. Seagulls cried loudly overhead while gentle waves whispered against the shore. The salty breeze carried the sweet smell of sunscreen and fish and chips from the nearby café."

4. Find and write down TWO words that describe what you can SEE:
5. Find and write down TWO words that describe what you can HEAR:
6. Find and write down TWO words that describe what you can SMELL:
7. What can you FEEL in this description?
8. Circle the best adjectives (describing words) from the paragraph:

golden

walked

warm

gentle

cried

salty

✏️ Part 3: Creating Your Own Descriptions

9. Choose an object in your classroom. Write three sensory details about it:

My object: ________________

I can see: ________________

I can hear: ________________

I can feel: ________________

10. Complete these descriptive sentences with vivid adjectives:

The ________ rain fell on the ________ roof.

A ________ butterfly landed on the ________ flower.

11. Extension Challenge: Write your own descriptive sentence about your favourite food using at least TWO senses:

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