Vivid Verbs Many verbs are over-used and boring. Vivid verbs are descriptive verbs substituted for those boring verbs.

Boring Verbs Walk, Talk, Went, Said, Like, Run, Jump, Yell, ETC.. LINKING VERBS= Am, Is, Are, Were, Be, Being, Been, Has, Have, Had, Should, Could, Would, ETC.,

VERB POEM “Tornado” The tornado gallops over large and small houses Then hibernates in the high clouds. Smells like burning houses Tastes like death after the destruction It feels like sadness and warmth-the red hot debris. I see pain in others glowing eyes, for they have lost so many wonderful things. I the tornado have swirled back into the pale, dark sky

Sensory Details Decide upon some aspect of the weather for the subject of a poem. Avalanche FlurriesTornadoStorm Avalanche FlurriesTornadoStorm Tsunami HailBlizzardFrost Tsunami HailBlizzardFrost WindRainSunSnow WindRainSunSnow DraughtFloodHurricaneHaze DraughtFloodHurricaneHaze MistFog MistFog

smell like…(VERB)..* look like… smell like…(VERB)..* look like… taste like…(VERB)…* sound like… taste like…(VERB)…* sound like… feel like…(VERB)… feel like…(VERB)… Create 5 sentences about your subject using the senses. Fill your poem in w/ descriptive details (Adj. or Adv.) Last line of your poem should end w/ describing how your subject (weather) blends in w/ its surroundings. Example= absorb, evaporate, etc.

Descriptive Writing What is a descriptive writing?

Descriptive Writing A description is a picture in words that helps the reader see, hear, taste, smell, or feel something that the writer has experienced.

Descriptive Writing What sense is being used in the following sentences? The puppy was black with three white paws and one white ear. It had a long tail with a white tip.

Descriptive Writing What sense is being used in the following sentences? As we walked into the room, the floor boards creaked. We knocked into a table and the glass vase hit the floor. Crash!

Descriptive Writing What sense is being used in the following sentences? The chocolate cake was so delicious. It had peanut butter frosting which melted in your mouth.

Descriptive Writing What sense is being used in the following sentences? As we pulled into the driveway, I could tell the hamburgers and hot dogs were on the grill.

Descriptive Writing What sense is being used in the following sentence? The cool rain was hitting us in the face as we ran to the bus.

Descriptive Writing When we write a description, we must remember to:  begin with interesting opening sentences that tell what the description is about

Descriptive Writing  use exact, vivid words to create a picture in the reader’s mind  include important details about what you are describing

Descriptive Writing  use sense words that help your reader picture what you are describing  put details in time order, spatial order, or in order of importance

Directions: Write a sport’s story Describe a dramatic tackle shown in the next slide/picture. Pretend you are a sports reporter known for your creative use of verbs not usually associated with sports, such as “Logan microwaved the ball to the receiver. “

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Descriptive Writing