Revising Our Writing - Ms. Wright`s Class Website
Improving Our Writing by Adding Sensory Details How can we improve our quality of writing by making it more descriptive? How can we write with our senses? •When write with your senses, you want to include details and language that appeals to the five senses... Your five senses are… • Taste • Touch • Sight • Smell • Hear Writing with Our Senses … Before we begin… You will have three minutes to write (silently) what you know about Valley Forge… What do we know? Writing Prompt Imagine that you are a soldier in the Continental Army during the Revolutionary War. You are now spending a harsh winter at Valley Forge. In the your writing piece, demonstrate your knowledge of Valley Forge by describing your suffering, the suffering around you, and the deadly conditions at the camp. Be sure to use descriptive language… – •https://www.brainpop.com/ english/writing/writingp rocess/ Revision • When you revise, you want to make your writing piece better by adding vivid verbs, amazing adjectives, awesome adverbs, figurative language, & sensory details. You could also add a “hook” to grab the interest of your reader! Adjectives Adverbs Figurative Language Sensory Details Hook Question Snapshot Example Interesting Fact Valley Forge was a camp site near Pennsylvania that was utilized during the American Revolutionary War. Dialogue Sound Effect “Men,” said George Washington, “we can’t give up now!” Flashback It was winter of 1777 in Valley Forge, Pennsylvania when George Washington and his men endured one of the harshest winters ever. Have you ever endured a very difficult event in your life? Well, the soldiers of the continental army did… It was winter of 1777 in Valley Forge, Pennsylvania when George Washington and his men endured one of the harshest winters ever. Smack! I heard the sound of another sick, tired horse plop to the ground as the snow blew over it like a white blanket. How can we use buddy editing to make our writing better? 1. Edit your paper for errors in capitalization, grammar, punctuation, & spelling. 2. Exchange papers with a partner. 2. Have them read your piece TWICE and rate it. They will give you… ONE GLOW: What you thought the writer did well. ONE GROW: What you though the writer can improve. 3. Your partner will also sift through your paper to check for errors in conventions.
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