Milestones Unit 1 Chapter 1

Descriptive WritingVisualization

AdjectivesNouns

Suffixes

AdjectivesDescribe the noun in a sentence with 2

appropriate ESOL 2 adjectives

Describe the noun in a sentence with 2 appropriate ESOL 2

adjectives

Suffixes: y, ful, al(like)By adding the suffixes y(like), ful(with), or al you can

change a noun to an adjective

• A snob can be….

• If you have success, you are…..

• If you have joy in your heart, you are…

• A polygon has what shape?

• A dance created by a tribe is….

• Someone who does something with care is..

• Someone who always tries to be the boss is..

Present tenseWhat’s wrong here?

• He be fine!

• Im so optimistic.

• Their on vacation right now.

• Hes a waitress.

• Cancer and AIDS is serious illnesses.

• Brian’s dog and cat is under the tree.

• Do he be at home?

• Are they be specialists in mountain biking?

Present tense. Visualize and tell me what these people are doing right now and how they look.

• He is worried that his oxygen tank is empty.

• She looks at a ski lift.

• They want to photograph the Mona Lisa.

• We can’t decide between the McNuggets or the Angus burger.

• He wants to put some bait on his hook.

• She likes her topic sentence.

• This dream is terrifying me!

Close your eyes and visualize the scene! Open them, were you right?

The small grey house with the peeling paint and the black roof was literally smashed in half. You could see the inside of the white bedroom from outside and the door hung from half a wall. Wooden boards hung from the ceiling and bits of the house were spread all over the back yard. A huge tree trunk cut into parts lay across the yard and the backyard fence.

The big black steaming pot is full of bright yellow rice. Black clam shells, shrimp, green peas, and calamari peek out of the steaming hot rice. Two shiny silver spoons are neatly tucked into the side of the dish inviting us to

dig in. Steam slowly rises up as the waiter puts the food on our table. I can hear the food still sizzling and the heavenly smell brings saliva in to my mouth.

Without a doubt she is the queen of the festival. Her dark skin glows and shines. She has the body of a professional dancer and her all white costume fits her perfectly and has a hole in the stomach area which reveal her stomach. She wears long white lace

gloves on her arms and white hose on her legs that stop at mid-thigh. Long white perfect feathers emerge from her back and look like wings on an angle. Her head is covered by a long white strands that look like hair. She is standing on top of a parade float

with her arms held out. She must be the queen of CARNIVAL!

Singular and Plural nounses for nouns ending in s, x, ch, sh

change the y for i and add es for words ending in yves for words ending in f

• 1 dish, 20…

• 1, leaf, 12..

• 1 candy, 92…

• 1 table, 234..

• 1 slushy, 2,000,000 …

• 1 kiss, 777,777…

• 1 tooth, .2…

• 1 sock, 8….

Descriptive Writing

• A descriptive paragraph has little or no action. Its purpose is to paint a picture with words. A descriptive paragraph appeals to one or more of the five senses. A descriptive paper usually includes:

• a subject worthy of description• emphasis on the five senses• use of metaphors and similes• topic sentence which names the thing you are describing• organize sentences: chronologically or in order of importance• vocabulary which clarifies• varied sentence structure• effective conclusion

THE POWER OF DETAILS The man walked down the street.

Does this sentence paint a good picture? Is he a young man? A middle–aged man? And old man? Is he walking slowly happily? Is it a quiet street? A busy street?

(BETTER) The young man shuffled down the busy street.

(OR) The young man shuffled sadly down the empty street.

EX: The red cedar grows in dry rocky areas from Nova Scotia to South Florida. While it prefers hills, it does not grow at high altitudes and will grow well along streams and lakes. These trees are usually no more than forty feet tall and have a trunk no more than twenty inches in diameter. It generally takes a conical shape unless quite aged. Light reddish bark and closely overlapping leaves which are rounded are common traits of the red cedar.

YOUR TURN

Writing prompt: Describe a favorite object that you

own in a descriptive paragraph. Use sensory details

(words that tell how something looks, feels, tastes,

smells, and sounds-to clearly describe this favorite

object.

Thumbs up or down? Are these riddles well-written and descriptive can you guess what they are?

1. This place is a big place it is full of people and it has a lot of smoke and people go there to listen to music and to meet new people sometimes people go there to dance and even to sing people like to have a drink at this place and sometimes there is some popcorn or some peanuts but this place does not let young people come in and this place can smell bad sometimes because it is not always very clean.2. I am describing a place. It is a big place. It has tomatoes, potatoes, ice cream, fish, meat, butter, bread, jam and cookies. It also has drinks like milk, coke, sprite, mountain dew, Dr. Pepper, juice, Diet coke, Fanta, and Cherry coke. This place sells cake, cupcakes, pies, chocolates, and pizza.3. This person is big, tall, and a man. Who is it?4. This person is a good person because I like this person because she is nice. This person is fat, short, old and has hair. Can you guess who this person is?5. I know a vacation place that most of us have seen. In this place, the hot sun shines in your face but you don't feel hot because a soft wind blows in your face and sometimes a cool splash of water sprays your body. This place has relaxing sounds of children playing, water crashing, and birds calling from far away. The smell of salt and fish fills the air. I can feel something scratchy under my toes. I want to go to this place right now and take all of you with me.

Now write your own riddle without naming your person, place or thing. Be descriptive but

don’t be too obvious!

Write a descriptive paragraph about a place.