2.1.1.2 - Descriptive Essays
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Practice Questions
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List the five senses and provide an example of how to use each in a descriptive essay.
💡 Hint: Think about how you experience things every day!
What is freewriting?
💡 Hint: It's all about letting your thoughts flow!
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Interactive Quizzes
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What aspect of descriptive essays helps create a vivid experience for the reader?
💡 Hint: Think about how we emotionally connect to descriptions.
True or False: Sensory details can only refer to sight and sound.
💡 Hint: Consider the different senses beyond just sight and sound.
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Challenge Problems
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Draft a descriptive essay paragraph that incorporates all five senses to describe a carnival atmosphere.
💡 Hint: Map out the senses you want to include before writing.
Using what you learned about brainstorming, create a mind map for a descriptive essay about your favorite holiday.
💡 Hint: Focus on connecting each idea and include sensory aspects.
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