Help your students improve their writing dramatically with strategic writing exercises that get them to think about writing with strong verbs, adjectives, and adverbs. This descriptive writing mini-unit will help your students step-by-step with an editable PowerPoint and captivating visual images.
There are two different files in the zipped download.
– An editable, 45 slide PowerPoint
– A PDF document with supplementary materials.
The multi-day PowerPoint shows students through direct instruction and multiple guided practices how to write descriptively. The PowerPoint teaches about adjectives, adverbs, strong verbs, figurative language, imagery, and more.
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SMARTePlans Descriptive Writing Activities Unit (Digital Google & Traditional)
This resource is included in three money-saving bundles:
•Secondary English Curriculum: Common Core – Grades 7-10
•Ultimate Writing Bundle for Secondary English
•Ultimate Narrative Writing and Short Story Unit Bundle (Grades 7-12)
The supplementary material includes:
– A two page standards-based unit outline
– Multiple writing activities that focus on figurative language, selecting strong and powerful words, imagery, avoiding dead words, and more
– Flexibility to cater to individual student needs
– Options for color or black and white photos
– A final descriptive writing paragraph assignment
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