DESCRIPTIVE WRITING
The 5 Paragraph Essay
Introductory paragraph
Detail Paragraph One
Detail Paragraph Two
Detail Paragraph Three
Concluding Paragraph
INTRODUCTORY PARAGRAPH
It’s simple….use this format:
Question—Answer—Thesis statement
For example: Do you think you’ve
tasted the best cheeseburger ever? I certainly think I have. Allow me to describe the best cheeseburger I’ve ever tasted.
PLANNINGTopic: What the paper is about; something that can be divided into 3 parts.
Supporting Detail: Object: a part of the topic that I can hold or touch AND can be divided into 3 parts.
Elaborating Detail: a part of the Object that I can hold or touch
Detail Paragraph
TACO Shell
Meat
Cheese
1. Can it be divided into 3 parts?
2. Can you hold it or touch it?
Triangles Must Pass 2 Tests
Circles Must Pass One Test
1. Can you hold it or touch it?
drumsticks from KFC
golden brown flaky crust
succulent moist taste of heaven on your tongue
no time…a perfectly clean bone
remains
First, my one of my favorite things to devour at K.F.C. is their delicious drumsticks. I love that golden brown, flaky crust that wraps around the meat. Once that succulent, moist taste of heaven touches my tongue, my taste buds fly into another galaxy. In no time at all, there’s nothing remaining but a perfectly clean bone.
Mashed potatoes and gravy
White, creamy, mound of ecstasy covered by beautiful brown gravy
You hear schschsh as I scratch the bottom of the round styro foam cup with my white plastic spoon
Stomach..Bottomless pit
Another delectable treat I have to order every time I dine at K.F.C. is their mashed potatoes and gravy. That white, creamy mound of ecstasy covered by beautiful brown gravy is so inviting. All you hear when I’m eating it is “Schschssch,” as I scratch the bottom of the little round Styro-Foam cup attempting to get every little bit. When it comes to eating K.F.C.’s mashed potatoes and gravy, my stomach’s a bottomless pit!
Finally, a meal would not be complete at K.F.C. without a glass of the best sweet tea in the whole-wide world. One tiny sip causes me to want to gulp down the entire cup—tea, cubed ice, red-striped cup and all! The rich, sweet taste satisfies my thirst every time. I like to swish the delicious potion around in my mouth before releasing it to my stomach like a roaring ocean.
Sweet tea is the best in the whole-wide world
One tiny sip causes me to want to gulp down the entire cup
Swish the delicious potion around in my mouth like a roaring ocean
Rich, sweet taste
Eat at K.F.C.
Magnificent tasty Original-recipe drumsticks
Thick, creamy mashed potatoes and gravy
Coldest, sweetest tea in the world
CONCLUDING PARAGRAPH
Go eat at K.F.C. today! Be sure to order some of their magnificent and tasty Original-recipe drumsticks. Don’t forget to ask for a side of those thick, creamy mashed potatoes and gravy. You’ll be as happy as a pig dancing a jig when you wash it all down with the coldest, sweetest tea in the world!
Good Writers Include…
MetaphorsOnomatopoeiaPersonificationSimiles
Really Good Writers Add…
Alliteration (canine creature)
Hyperbole (exaggeration)Transitions (First, Next,
Then)