B5 English Language · Term 3 Week 5: Descriptive Writing

Lesson notes

Learning Objectives

Indicator: B5.4.12.1.1 - Use descriptive words/expressions/sound devices/ figurative language to describe places, personal experiences and events.

By the end of the lesson, learners can:

Identify descriptive words, sensory details, similes and metaphors in a given passage about a familiar place or event.
Brainstorm sensory details (sight, sound, smell, touch, taste) for a chosen place, personal experience or event.
Write a short descriptive paragraph (about 6 to 8 sentences) using at least two descriptive adjectives, one sensory detail and one simile or metaphor.
Revise a partner’s descriptive paragraph by suggesting at least one additional descriptive word or sensory detail.
Present a descriptive paragraph aloud to the class with clear expression and confidence.

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Curriculum details

Strand: Writing (Strand 4)
Sub-strand: Descriptive Writing (4.12)
Content standard: B5.4.12.1 - Demonstrate knowledge of descriptive words/expressions in writing
Indicator: B5.4.12.1.1 - Use descriptive words/expressions/sound devices/ figurative language to describe places, personal experiences and events.
Suggested placement: Term 3, Week 5 (Week 29 of the year)
Our suggestion, laid out in curriculum order across three terms of twelve weeks. NaCCA does not fix the week, so follow your school's scheme of learning.
Curriculum reference: English Language Curriculum (Basic 4-6), 2019, p. 133
Transcribed from the official NaCCA publication. Check this page against the source.

Exemplars (from the NaCCA curriculum)

- Revise descriptive writing with learners.
- Talk about sensory details that allow a reader to visualise a person, a place, a thing or an idea.
- Guide learners through the stages of writing.
- Write to describe events/situations/places of their choice and personal experiences. Focus on the use of:
- Descriptive (adjectives)
- Figurative language e.g. simile - metaphor
- Sensory details (sensory details that are experience through the senses: sight, smell, touch, taste