Elements:

1.Sensory details
2.Figurative language
3.Dominant impression
4.Precise language
5.Careful organization
Sensory details: For good descriptive writing it is
useful to use as many of the five senses as we can.

• Sight: colors, shapes sizes, pattern

• Sound: loud or soft, harmonious or harsh, pleasant or
unpleasant
• Smell: sweet or sour, pleasant or unpleasant, aromatic or
stinky
• Taste: sweet, bitter, burning, spicy, bland
• Touch (feel or emotion): hard, soft, rough, smooth, hot,
cold, dry, oily, sticky, sandpapery
Eg. Dark green of rolling pastures.
The walls shook and vibrated like the tail of a rattle
snake.
Figurative language: Good descriptive writing often makes use of
figurative language. There are a few different ways to use figurative language,
including metaphors, similes, personification, and hyperbole.

Eg. Her smile was like sunshine. (simile)

Her smile was a light that lit up the room. (metaphor)
Dominant impression: While writing a
paragraph, it is a great idea to focus on one feeling or
response throughout the paragraph.

• In other words the writer should not choose details

that convey two different moods. This becomes the
topic sentence of a descriptive paragraph.

• E.g. So if the dominant impression is that New Year’s

Day is a time of celebration and joy, then the person
should not include words such as ‘anger’ or ‘bitter’.
Precise language: Using specific
words and phrases will help the reader

“see” what you are describing.

• If a word or a phrase is specific, it is

exact and precise. Avoid using vague,

general, or fuzzy language in descriptive

writing.

• E.g. Trisha stirred the large stock pot of

stew.
 Careful
organization:
Good descriptive
writing is
organized. Some
ways to organize
descriptive
writing include:
chronological
(time), spatial
(location), and
order
importance.
 FORMAT
Title
Author’s name (By XYZ)
Date: (ex: 15 August 2022)
Place:
Topic Sentence: This sentence tells the reader the main idea, or what the
paragraph will be about.
Supporting Sentence One: This sentence gives specific details relating to
the main idea.
Supporting Sentence Two: This sentence gives another specific detail
relating to the main idea.
Supporting Sentence Three: This sentence gives more specific details
relating to the main idea.
Concluding Sentence: This sentence refers to the topic sentence and sums
up the main idea of the paragraph.
Format of Descriptive Writing (
Content)
 4. Must be written in 5. Use
1. A suitable a single para and appropriate
title must be ideas should be vocabulary.
given. systematically
presented.

6. Language
should be
2. The writer’s semi-formal.
name must be
mentioned
under the title.
7. Focus should be
more
on the factual
3. Word limit- description that shows
100-150 your attention to minute
details and good
words.
observation.
Description of an Event
An event description aims to tell what
happened at the event, who spoke, and what
the audience got out of attending.

Keep the following points in mind:

• Introduction
• Aim & purpose
• Details of the events as it happened
• Use sequence markers, sentence linkers
• The tense depends on the given question
• Begin with a topic sentence, add supporting details in the
middle and end with a concluding sentence
• Exhibit a sense of progression-chronological(time),
spatial(location) and order of importance.
Points to remember while
describing an event.

While describing an event, the following points should be

taken into consideration:

Name of the When did it What

event happen? happened?
(Give details)

Who were the Why was the

people event
involved? important?
Sample- Write a Paragraph in about 100-150 words
on the following topic:- THE BLOOD DONATION
CAMP ORGANISED AT OUR SCHOOL

Blood Donation Camp at School

By: Sahil

Date: 15 July 2022

Place: DPS, Miyapur

Blood donation is the highest kind of donation. The

blood which we donate is used to save the lives of
injured and sick people. Last month, a blood donation
camp was organized at our school. It was held in the
multipurpose hall of our school. The blood donation
camp was inaugurated by Mr. Agarwal, the Deputy
Commissioner of our district.
The students and the teachers from all three local
schools took part in the camp. The students of our
school also showed great interest and helped in the
organization and smooth running of the camp. In the
beginning, the medical officer gave a short speech on
the usefulness of blood donation. He told us that
blood donation does not make a person weak. After a
few weeks, the loss of blood is compensated. Before
taking the blood, the donors were examined by the
doctor. The blood donation then started. The donors
were made to lie on the beds and their blood was
taken. We distributed juice boxes to the donors who
were leaving the camp. The blood donation continued
for the whole day and it was a great success.
Practice Exercise:

Describe one of the Inter-House

Competitions in your School.