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DESCRIPTION: Painting a picture in 
your readers’ minds… 
SHOW. DON’T TELL.
nothing at all to do with summer. The late blueberry sprigs were yellowish 
from Moominvalley in November by Tove Jansson
Description 
• Write down words, phrases, or 
sentences that describe this 
place. 
• Don’t think! Just write!
Description of Sound… 
The Books. “Tokyo.” The Lemon of Pink (Remastered). 
2011 
Sigur Rós. “Gobbledigook.” Med sud i eyrum vid spilum endalaust, 2008
"International Markets and Contexts." : human emotion photography. N.p., n.d. Web. 14 Sept. 2014. <http://e-chandler-internationalmarkets.blogspot.com.tr/2013/02/human-emotion-photography.html>.
"International Markets and Contexts." : human emotion photography. N.p., n.d. Web. 14 Sept. 2014. <http://e-chandler-internationalmarkets.blogspot.com.tr/2013/02/human-emotion-photography.html>.
Your Challenge 
• Go back to your Brainstorming. 
• Choose a moment that you can find opportunities 
for description—any kind of description. 
• “Try it on.” Try as many different 
moments/descriptions as you can. Don’t stay too 
long on each…
Homework 
• Learn and bring to class tomorrow: 
• 10 new words that help you write better 
description.

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Descriptive Writing (In-class 9.15)

  • 1. DESCRIPTION: Painting a picture in your readers’ minds… SHOW. DON’T TELL.
  • 2. nothing at all to do with summer. The late blueberry sprigs were yellowish from Moominvalley in November by Tove Jansson
  • 3. Description • Write down words, phrases, or sentences that describe this place. • Don’t think! Just write!
  • 4.
  • 5.
  • 6.
  • 7.
  • 8. Description of Sound… The Books. “Tokyo.” The Lemon of Pink (Remastered). 2011 Sigur Rós. “Gobbledigook.” Med sud i eyrum vid spilum endalaust, 2008
  • 9. "International Markets and Contexts." : human emotion photography. N.p., n.d. Web. 14 Sept. 2014. <http://e-chandler-internationalmarkets.blogspot.com.tr/2013/02/human-emotion-photography.html>.
  • 10. "International Markets and Contexts." : human emotion photography. N.p., n.d. Web. 14 Sept. 2014. <http://e-chandler-internationalmarkets.blogspot.com.tr/2013/02/human-emotion-photography.html>.
  • 11. Your Challenge • Go back to your Brainstorming. • Choose a moment that you can find opportunities for description—any kind of description. • “Try it on.” Try as many different moments/descriptions as you can. Don’t stay too long on each…
  • 12. Homework • Learn and bring to class tomorrow: • 10 new words that help you write better description.

Notes de l'éditeur

  1. mountains weightless, like clouds, soft, sloping, dark and distant fading fog smoke rings solid forms of solitary old men
  2. Collect words or phrases or free write about this photograph. Share. Cross out any that are redundant. Talk about FRESHNESS.
  3. Sensory images. What do you hear? Feel? smell?
  4. Same thing (if time)
  5. (Same thing…if time) OR Come back to this for kids who don’t know what to write about
  6. SOUNDS. Let the sounds guide you. Collect words or phrases that come to mind as you listen. Don’t THINK.
  7. SHOW DON’T TELL. What physical sensations do you feel? WITHOUT using emotional words.