How to Teach Descriptive Writing to Elementary School Students

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Published: 9 years, 3 month(s) ago by subliminal | permalink
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The primary purpose of descriptive writing is to describe a person, place or thing in such a way that a picture is formed in the reader's mind. Capturing an event through descriptive writing involves paying close attention to the details by using all of your five senses. Teaching students to write more descriptively will improve their writing by making it more interesting and engaging to read.
For further reading: http://www.readingrockets.org/strategies/descriptive_writing ^[1]

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40 Descriptive Writing Prompts for Elementary School | Squarehead Teachers on WordPress.com More
Published: 9 years, 3 month(s) ago by J David Thomas | permalink
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1. Describe a place you always wanted to visit. 2. Describe the most beautiful scene in nature that you can imagine. 3. Describe a kitchen that you have seen or would love to see. 4. Describe the ocean. Think about what it looks like on and below the surface. 5. Describe a storm. This could…

For further reading: http://squareheadteachers.com/2013/06/03/40-descriptive-prompts-for-elementary-school/ ^[2]

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Published: 9 years, 3 month(s) ago by Eunice | permalink
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Fun descriptive writing lesson plan. Watch 3rd grade classrooms use technology in a fun descriptive writing lesson plan. This lesson plan focuses students attention on the importance of details.

For further reading: https://www.teachingchannel.org/videos/3rd-grade-descriptive-writing ^[3]

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How to Teach Descriptive Writing to Elementary School Students | eHow More
Published: 9 years, 3 month(s) ago by Miles Hudson | permalink
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Descriptive writing is one of the core language skills you can teach elementary school students. By thinking about what details make a description come alive, your students will improve their writing and observational skills. Focus on the five senses, word choice, adjectives and adverbs.

For further reading: http://www.ehow.com/how_2196788_descriptive-writing-elementary-school-students.html ^[4]

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Descriptive Writing Activities More
Published: 9 years, 3 month(s) ago by Dr Fred | permalink
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Discover thousands of images about Descriptive Writing Activities on Pinterest, a visual bookmarking tool that helps you discover and save creative ideas.
Tags: Explanation Writing, Nursery Display Boards and Hero Classroom Theme

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Lesson Plans: Descriptive Writing (all, ) More
Published: 9 years, 3 month(s) ago by Inpact Derek | permalink
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Lesson Plans: Descriptive Writing (all, )

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1. http://www.readingrockets.org/strategies/descriptive_writing

2. http://squareheadteachers.com/2013/06/03/40-descriptive-prompts-for-elementary-school/

3. https://www.teachingchannel.org/videos/3rd-grade-descriptive-writing

4. http://www.ehow.com/how_2196788_descriptive-writing-elementary-school-students.html

5. https://www.pinterest.com/explore/descriptive-writing-activities/

6. http://teachers.net/lessonplans/posts/2990.html