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•SUBJECT: ENGLISH (FAL)
•TERM 2, WEEK 3-4
WRITING AND PRESENTING •TOPIC: WRITING A DESCRIPTIVE ESSAY
•Lesson presented by MS SS.
MSIZA Lesson objectives • At the end of this lesson the learners should able to… • Write a well-structured and coherent descriptive essay. • Use adverbs and adjectives effectively in a descriptive essay. • Use the 5 senses effectively in a descriptive essay. Use figurative language in a descriptive essay. • Use figurative language in a descriptive essay. RECAP
LIST THE FIGURES OF SPEECH THAT YOU KNOW.
Alliteration Personification
Figures of Simile speech Metaphor Onomatopoeia Hyperbole Descriptive Essay • Descriptive writing is writing that paints a picture with words. The writer may be asked to describe people, places, feelings, or events. In a descriptive essay, the learner describes a person, memory, situation, place, experience, or object. In contrast to other types of essays, the descriptive essay allows the writer to use many figures of speech, and descriptors like adjectives and adverbs, thus enabling him to create a powerful image of what he is describing. The writer presents the text in a manner that leads the reader into the writer’s perspective of the subject the writer is describing. Consider the following when writing a descriptive essay:
The writer should
create a picture in It is usually written words using in the present or adjectives and past tense. adverbs. Images of sight, Words and sound, hearing, expressions are taste, and touch can chosen carefully to be used to make the achieve the desired description vivid. effect. (The 5 senses) Consider the following when writing a descriptive essay: Learners should ideally have experience with the Figures of speech are used topic. It is very difficult to in original ways. describe something without having first-hand knowledge.
Describe something for the
Make sure the essay has a reader to learn or take point. away from this experience. • Adverbs are words used to describe verbs in more detail. • Example: She NERVOUSLY eased herself out of the van. • Adjectives are words used to describe nouns in more detail. • Example: GLASSLESS windows; BLUE car; COMFORTING land. ANY QUESTIONS ? https://quizizz.com/ad min/quiz/663a95c019c 6af30370aa433?at=663 a969bfd45d2fd99be47 18 Homework • Write a descriptive essay using the following topic: The happiest day of my life. • CRITERIA • Make sure your essay has a title. • Your essay must have a mindmap. • Your essay must have 4 paragraphs. • Your essay must be between 210 - 250 words. • Tell the story in your own voice (use “I”). • Pay attention to spelling and grammar. END OF LESSON. THANK YOU GRADE 9s.
