Professional Documents
Culture Documents
PART 1: WRITING
Description Writing
Parts of Speech
Part
Description
Example
Verb
Actions/states of being
Noun
Pronoun
Adjective
Adverb
Determiner
Preposition
Linking words
Interjection
Conveys emotion
Phrases
Name
Description
Example
Noun Phrase
(NP)
Noun + modifiers
Verb Phrase
(VP)
Prepositional
Phrase (PP)
Adjective
Phrase (AP)
Adverb Phrase
(AdvP)
Practice!
1. I have never eaten curry, but I decided I liked it. The first
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Descriptive Writing
Many applications in academic and professional contexts
Architecture
Design
Biology
Anthropology
Engineering
Health Sciences
Verbal picture of object, scene, person, event
Tips
1. Engage all senses if possible: sight, sound, smell,
touch, taste.
2. Be precise create an image. Dont use beautiful,
wonderful, terrible unless you explain further.
3. Select words with care. Never use general words
Questions
1. Identify the senses that Salinger appeals to in the
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section.
How effective is the authors use of description?
Explain.
Can you think of any reasons why the author chose to
write the section in this way? Discuss
What details in the section tell us about the protagonist,
Holden?
What details reinforce that this section is written from a
teenagers point of view?
Activity 1
With a partner, brainstorm at least ten characteristics for
Activity 2: Pre-Writing
For your digital autobiography project, you will be creating
PART 2: READING
Focus: Characterization
Reading Recap
How did you experience the book?
Did you get into it?
How did you feel reading it?
Discuss the plot.
Is it engaging is the story interesting?
Is the pacing ok?
Is it predictable?
Talk about the books structure.
Is it a continuous story or interlocking stories?
Is the timeline chronological?
Are there shifts in time?
Is there a single viewpoint, or shifting viewpoints?
Why do you think the author chose to structure the book in this way?
What passage really stood out for you? Explain.
Holdens Character
Observations Holden
makes about himself
Observations that
others make about
Holden
Observations you
make about Holden
Homework
Read at least to Chapter 7!
Continue taking Cornell notes for the chapters
Think about/observe the elements of fiction as you read.
Plot
Setting
Character
Conflict
Symbolism
Point of View
Keep track of any questions/problems you may have.
Come up with an idea for your digital autobiography
project.