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    1. The document provides guidance on writing a descriptive essay, including formatting, important elements to include, and how to plan and write the essay. 2. Key recommendations are to use strong nouns and verbs instead of adjectives and adverbs to show rather than tell, include denotation and connotation, and employ figures of speech. 3. Writers should avoid cliches, plan their essay by first establishing the climax and working backwards, and make their introduction engaging rather than just describing a room or outside scene.

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    Writing a

    Descriptive Essay
    H. Lategan
    Format
    Introduction
    1 -Set the scene
    -Grab attention

    Body Paragraphs
    2 Carry on with the descriptions

    3 Conclusión
    End with a climax.

    2
    Important

    1 Denotation and Connotation

    Strong NOUNS and VERBS


    2 Instead of adjectives and adverbs

    3 Show, don’t tell

    3
    Strong nouns and verbs
    Theme
    Some words have emotions and associations attached or
    1 Strong nouns create a vivid picture for the reader.

    PRESENTATION TITLE / YOUR NAME


    The boy.
    2 Strong verbs
    This sentence shows absolutely no emotion.

    Use your own The toddler/preschooler/teenager/university student. We


    3 figures of speech have a better picture of the character.

    I walked.
    This sentence shows absolutely no emotion.
    I sped/ jolted/dashed/sauntered/tip-toed.
    Connotation and denotation
    Theme
    Some words have emotions and associations attached or
    create a vivid picture for the reader.
    1 Strong nouns

    PRESENTATION TITLE / YOUR NAME


    She lives in a house.
    2 Strong verbs She lives in a penthouse/mansion/orphanage/apartment.
    These words evoke a certain feeling or mood.
    Use your own
    3 figures of speech
    She had on a lovely dress.
    Abigail’s pencil skirt hugged her legs. Tight.
    Katlego’s romper looked like a work of art. Beautiful.
    Connotation and denotation
    Theme
    Some words have emotions and associations attached or
    create a vivid picture for the reader.
    1 Strong nouns

    PRESENTATION TITLE / YOUR NAME


    She lives in a house.
    2 Strong verbs She lives in a penthouse/mansion/orphanage/apartment.
    These words evoke a certain feeling or mood.
    Use your own
    3 figures of speech
    She had on a lovely dress.
    Abigail’s pencil skirt hugged her legs. Tight.
    Katlego’s romper looked like a work of art. Beautiful.
    Using figures of speech
    Theme
    Create your own. If you use the ones you have been taught,
    Símile it might seem like a cliche.
    1 Metaphor
    Her dress danced to the beat of the thunder.

    PRESENTATION TITLE / YOUR NAME


    Personification
    2 Alliteration Thato’s tie was a Boa Constrictor.

    3 Onomatopoeia
    Show, don’t tell
    Theme
    Omphile was upset that her friend came into her room.
    1 Angry
    Omphile’s eyes darted towards the door where two pigtails
    had intruded. She flung her English book at the intruder.

    PRESENTATION TITLE / YOUR NAME


    ‘Ouch,’ Phoebe howled.
    2 Scared
    Karabo was scared.

    3 Other emotions
    Karabo glanced at the door then window, door then window.
    He wrung his hands and used a tissue to wipe the sweat
    from his forehead. It was almost time.
    Write your own paragraph.
    1. Write your own descriptive paragraph. Then edit it, and
    see how you can improve the descriptions.
    1 1 paragraph

    PRESENTATION TITLE / YOUR NAME


    Edit the nouns
    2 and verbs

    How can you


    3 improve it?
    Plan and write your essay
    Plan your body paragraphs and climax first, and then come up
    with a way in which to start it in an interesting way.
    1 Avoid clichés
    Topic - Describing a house.
    How do I want the story to end?

    PRESENTATION TITLE / YOUR NAME


    How do people What is going to happen?
    2 normally start?
    For example. At the end, I will find a stranger’s phone ringing
    How can you make in the house.
    3 the introduction
    special? Most people would start describing a room or what it looks
    like outside. Cliche.

    ‘I heard it again. A baby’s cries were echoing from the


    kitchen. First sentence.
    Plan and write your essay
    Plan your body paragraphs first and then come up with a
    way in which to start it in an interesting way. Think about
    the end/climax and the work your way back.
    1 Avoid clichés

    PRESENTATION TITLE / YOUR NAME


    Some examples
    How do people
    2 normally start?
    Describing a house.

    3 How can you make Describing a party.


    it special?
    Meeting someone for the first time.

    Getting into trouble.


    THANKS!

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