Descriptive
writing is like art and music. Its rich, deep, sweet and so captivating! Its colourful!
Its alive!
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Reading a great
descriptive piece has always been my pleasure. Descriptive writing is an art
that is not easily mastered but having a background knowledge of some of the
techniques that makes for rich descriptive piece does the work and saves the
writer time as these techniques help to create incredible descriptive pieces.
It must be noted that way too often our children are left with the
misconception that descriptive writing only entails the use of multiple
adjectives, when employing techniques such as the use of sensory imagery, and figurative language are well
capable of painting the most vivid mental picture; as readers are taken on a
virtual tour. I have seen remarkable improvements in my personal writing through
the use of these techniques and it is for certain that these strategies be used
with my student to help build their art of description.
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The strategy used by our lecture to before introducing the
lesson really stimulated my interest in descriptive writing and left me longing
for more. This strategy was extremely helpful as it involved simply reading of
various descriptive pieces to get student warmed up to descriptive writing. The
activity also gave rise to discussion on the topic and students were able to
make connections between their prior knowledge on the topic and some of the new
knowledge and techniques that they were encountering.
Hi Ashel, I am in total agreement with you that teachers should make it their duty to educate students that along with adjectives there are other techniques that they can employ to built the art of description.However we should also consider age and stage of a child's development as we plan to expose then to the many techniques that would assist them in creating a vivid picture in the minds of their readers . Also, We should gradually expose them to the new strategies and remember to always provide opportunities for practice.
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