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    This document provides guidelines for writing descriptive paragraphs and essays, including: - Paragraphs should contain a topic sentence, supporting details, and conclusion, while essays are made up of paragraphs. - Descriptive writing should show details that appeal to the senses rather than just stating facts, using techniques like sensory details, chronological order, order of importance, and spatial order. - Writers are reminded to form ideas into complete sentences, add transitions, describe everything they can think of, and proofread their work.

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    DESCRIPTIVE

    STRUCTURE
    How to write descriptive writing
    Paragraph Essay
    - each contains 1-3 sentences - each equals to 1 paragraph

    • Topic Sentence Introduction


    Supporting Details
    • Supporting
    Conclusion
    Details
    • Conclusion
    Show, Don't tell
    use specific details that paint a picture

    Don't tell me the moon is shining;


    show me the glint of light on broken
    glass.

    - ANTON CHEKHOV
    use all your senses to
    gather ideas SIGHT

    SOUND Sensory Details SMELL

    FEELING
    CHRONOLOGICAL ORDER
    arranges details in time order.

    ORDER OF IMPORTANCE
    puts the most important details at the beginning or at the end

    SPATIAL ORDER
    uses location, such as top to bottom, front to back, and left to right.
    Bee Reminded:

    Form all your ideas into complete sentences

    Add some transitions

    Check to make sure you describe


    everything you can think of.

    Proof-read

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