Description: Longman Reader Chapter 3
Chapter Review Notes:
description- the expression, in vivid language, of what the senses experience
objective- straight forward description, unbiased as observed by a camera
subjective-conveys a personal view to elicit a strong emotional response
Suggestions for Writing:
1. focus on a dominant impression for topic sentence or thesis statement
2. select only details relevant to the dominant impression
3. organize by spatial, chronological, or emphatic and use appropriate transitions
4. use vivid sensory language (sight, sound, smell, touch, taste), vigorous verbs, exact language, and if necessary figures of speech (simile, metaphor, personification)
Assignment: Write a single paragraph description of a favorite place, person, or object.