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  Descriptive Writing Hey everyone 🙋 Do you know what is descriptive writing?   Let me share. Descriptive writing is using words to paint a picture. Descriptive writing can be a phrase,  sentence or a paragraph.  In order  for students to write  descriptively, teachers must encourage students to revise their compositions to paint more vivid word pictures. There are five techniques in Descriptive writing namely: Specific Information Choosing words  carefully Creating sensory images Using Figurative language Writing dialogue *Specific information may include  Activities and behaviors Characters The setting Attributes *Word choice can be tricky. Word choice  relates to: Specific nouns such as glass table, sports car Vivid verbs such as  speak- whisper, shout, eat - munch, nibble Colorful modifiers  Avoid repetition Avoid "tired" words such as nice, good *Sensory images is where writers incorporate t...
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