Descriptive Writing · B6 English Language

Lesson notes

Learning Objectives

Indicator: B6.4.12.1.1 - Use descriptive words/sound devices/figurative language to describe events/situations/places/personal experiences and events.

By the end of the lesson, learners can:

Name the five stages of the writing process and state what happens at each stage.
Identify descriptive words, figurative language (simile, metaphor, personification), sound devices (onomatopoeia, alliteration) and sensory details in a given sample text.
Explain how descriptive words and expressions help a reader to visualise a person, place, thing or idea.
Brainstorm ideas for a descriptive topic such as “A Day I Will Never Forget” using a mind map or word web.
Write a short descriptive paragraph on a personal experience, using at least two examples of figurative language, one sound device, and sensory details that appeal to sight, sound and feeling.

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Curriculum details

Strand: Writing (Strand 4)
Sub-strand: Descriptive Writing (4.12)
Content standard: B6.4.12.1 - Demonstrate knowledge of descriptive words/expressions in writing
Indicator: B6.4.12.1.1 - Use descriptive words/sound devices/ figurative language to describe events/situations/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. 206
Transcribed from the official NaCCA publication. Check this page against the source.

Exemplars (from the NaCCA curriculum)

- Briefly revise the writing process by having learners name the stages and say what happens at each stage.
- Revise descriptive writing with learners
- Have learners select a topic e.g. "A Day I will never forget".
- Provide a sample text. Guide learners to identify the descriptive words and expressions:
- Discuss the descriptive words and expressions with learners.
- Put learners into groups and guide them through the writing process to describe events/situations/places of their choice and personal experiences. Focus on the use of:
- Descriptive (adjectives) words.
- Figurative language e.g. simile - metaphor, personification, sound devices Note: Sensory details are experiences through the senses: sight, smell, touch, taste.
- Sensory details (Allow a reader to visualize a person, a place, a thing or an idea).