Teachers can Successfully Teach Descriptive Writing by Utilizing these Resources:
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Teacher Descriptive Writing Resources:
- Teachers can use this document to assist them in teaching what descriptive writing is and what it looks like. Teachers can modify the context in which they use this resource depending on the grade being taught. However, regardless of the grade, it provides a good starting point for what descriptive writing is, what it should look like, and has well-established examples of what figurative language is.
http://www.irsc.edu/uploadedFiles/Students/AcademicSupportCenter/WritingLab/E7-Descriptive-Essay-Guidelines.pdf
- On this website, teachers can find tips on how to teach descriptive writing. It provides cross-disciplinary examples and suggests books to use with different teaching strategies.
http://www.readingrockets.org/strategies/descriptive_writing/
- This blog provides descriptive writing prompts teachers can use to inspire student thinking.
http://perfectlyprompted.wordpress.com/2011/05/12/the-power-of-descriptive-writing/
Descriptive Writing Videos:
- These YouTube videos work as great lead-ins to introduce students to descriptive writing. It also supports students who learn best either visually or audibly.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7UaKYOEc5h8
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=p50_yNQLj5c
Student Descriptive Writing Tools/Resources:
- Students can use this brainstorming map to help them generate descriptive writing ideas.
http://www.docstoc.com/docs/129183659/Descriptive-Writing-Prompt---Download-as-DOC
Classroom Charts:
A Multi Step Descriptive Writing Lesson Plan Example:
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