DESCRIPTIVE
WRITING
WHAT DOES DESCRIPTIVE WRITING
MEAN?
Word choice
Adjectives
Using our five senses
Adjective
Syllables: ad-jec-tive; (3)
Definition: a
word that describes
a noun
Examples:
• Warm
• Purple
• Skinny
Non-Examples:
• Doesn’t describe a
person, place or thing
• Jump
• Quickly
ADJECTIVES
Words that describe a noun (person, place, or
thing)
Usually tell:
The size
The color
How it feels
How it looks
How it behaves
How it sounds
FIND THE ADJECTIVE…
The fat cat jumped the fence.
Lisa is wearing a sleeveless shirt
today.
Ben is a quiet baby.
I met a homeless person in New
York.
Write your name in the big, blue,
square box.
I bought a pair of black leather
shoes.
• Name the five senses on your
whiteboard.
• Taste
• Smell
• Sight
• Touch
• Hear
Think for a moment about how
much you use touch, taste, vision,
hearing, and smelling in your every
day life.
These are the things that make
things appealing to us, so they
greatly help when trying to write.
Authors add adjectives to their writing
to make stories more interesting.
Our five senses go well with adjectives.
The adjective helps describe how
something looks, tastes, feels, sounds, or
smells.
ACTIVITY RULES…
Must listen to teacher for which sense
you will be using
No talking during the activity
Eyes must remain closed until told to
open them. It will ruin the smell and
touch section of the activity.
Pass out item
Have students look at it
Have students touch it
Have students smell it
Have students taste it
Have students listen to the sound it makes.
Have students take out a piece of paper
WRITING…
Write a sentence for each sense.
Make sure to use adjectives to describe the
popcorn.
Now, write a paragraph about your favorite
ice cream.