Descriptive Writing

Descriptive Writing Writing Workshop: Descriptive Writing You have been reading excerpts from the Anglo-Saxon epic poem Beowulf and have become familiar with its mood and language.You have learned strategies to create an overall impression and organize a description, and you have applied those strategies in the prewriting stage. In this lesson, you will draft a description that contains vivid details and grabs readers’ attention. Before you start, note that descriptive writing is characterized by the following elements: It follows an appropriate organizational pattern. It contains sensory words and vivid details. It communicates a clear overall impression. It contains transitions that link sentences together effectively. It grabs the readers’ attention with a strong beginning and a strong conclusion. Essential Questions What are the main elements of a description? How should the material gathered during prewriting be used in the drafting stage? Objectives Draft a descriptive essay incorporating sensory details Identify prepositions and their function in a sentence