Descriptive Writing Worksheets

Related ELA Standard: W.4.3

Core Standard
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We use descriptive writing to, do just as the name says; describe a noun in depth. We want to make the sure we write something in a vivid fashion to cover the entire scene for the reader. In order to pull this off we need to captures the use of our five sense and portrait that to readers. I often have my students use a flow chart to brainstorm the ideas and the writing process when working in a descriptive forum. The worksheets found below will empower students to use the descriptive technique when authoring their own works.

Descriptive Writing Worksheets To Print:

It's All In The DETAILS – They make just about anything more interesting. They also bring things to life.

It's in the Bag! – You have to have a plan for this worksheet. I would outline the approach you plan to take before you start it.

The Five Senses – If you want to make your work pop, include some sense words in it. Make things lively and fun.

Words That Have Sense... – At first, this seems like an easy task. It is more difficult than it looks.

What Makes Sense? – Match the picture to the words that fit it. Which sense is being used for each word that is present.

Break It Down – Underline the sentences, or parts of sentences, which help form the best visual mental picture.

Mystery Classmate – You are holding the name of a classmate. SHHHHH! It's a secret! You can find them for sure.

Seasons – Write one sentence to describe each of the four seasons with descriptive words (adjectives.) Use at least 3 adjectives in each sentence.

Self Portrait – Students are going to create a "self portrait with adjectives." You will get a strong sense of your students confidence with this sheet.

Sensory Paragraphs With Targeted Words – You are going to build an idea for a paragraph using the organizational template.

It's a Smile – These are some well-known and often used similes.

Smell and Taste It – You need to use adjectives that make your friend experience the smell as vividly as you did when you first experienced the odor.

All Five – Think of something you have tasted. It can be a good taste or one that is not so tasty.

Paint a Picture With Words – Fill in the blanks using the appropriate parts of speech. You do not have to make the first noun a "cat."

When I Grow Up – Time to think ahead to your future. Even grown ups have fun with this one.

More Descriptive Worksheet Topics:

Descriptive Paragraph Writing

Precise Words and Relvaent Details

Habits of Highly Effective Descriptive Writers

Any time you put together a descriptive piece, you need to put as much description as you can in there for your readers. You need to be Rembrandt with a writing tool. You need to hit their sense of smell (make them feel the flowers through their nose), sense of taste (how delicious is it?), sense of touch (how sharp is it?), sense of sight (that is an easy one), and sense of smell (that is pretty easy too).


Descriptive writers employ the use of well stated figurative language. When you use an analogy to pinpoint the differences or likenesses in things, it can be very powerful. Similes and metaphors can also get the job done.


Good description are exact, they don’t leave anything to chance in the readers mind. You won’t find the use general words in a solid piece of work. For example, the sentence: The apple was shiny; needs a much deeper description such as: The vibrant apple was so shiny; you could see your reflection in it. I did go a little over the top with that one, but you get the point.


Elements to Include in a Descriptive Paragraph

A descriptive paragraph is usually written as a part of any story or essay and gives details about an event or person. Writing a descriptive paragraph is not easy since it requires a lot of observation and careful crafting of the ideas on part of the author. A descriptive paragraph helps readers in understanding things to the very core and makes an image in their head of whatever they are reading about.


The elements that must be present in a descriptive paragraph are largely dependent on what kind of descriptive information is being written in that paragraph. Here are a few types of such paragraphs and elements to include in them:


Elements to Include in a Descriptive Paragraph about a Person

A descriptive paragraph can be used to define a specific character, story or some important person from history. Such a descriptive paragraph should start with a description of the person’s individuality and standing in society. It can talk about the profession of that person or the role which is being mainly contributed by him in the story. Other elements to include about the person in a descriptive paragraph are his or her facial features, physical stature, clothing, some evident aspects of his body language, and things which distinguish that one person from other people in the story or essay being described.



Elements to Include in a Descriptive Paragraph about an Event

If a descriptive paragraph is describing details of an event, then it must include the reference to the era or the particular year in which it took place, the place of the event’s occurrence, the season at the time of event's occurrence, the settings of the place where the event took place, the people involved in the event, etc.


 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 



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