Year 7 · English · Descriptive writing · Lesson 1

Writing with the senses

Descriptive writing with all five senses - upgrading vague words, using a model description of a bakery at dawn, and adding similes and personification.

17-minute video lesson

Teaching, worked examples and 20 practice questions solved step by step.

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What your child will learn

Use all five senses in description
Replace vague words with precise ones
Add figurative language
Write a sensory sentence

The method

Picture it.
Detail per sense.
Precise words.
One image.

Key words: descriptive writing, senses, precise, vague, simile, personification.

Worked examples

The first three practice questions from the lesson, with every step.

Question 1

Name the five senses.

Step 1: S, S, S, T, T

Answer: sight, sound, smell, touch, taste

Question 2

What is descriptive writing?

Step 1: Picture

Answer: writing that paints a vivid picture

Question 3

Which sense do writers use most?

Step 1: Eyes

Answer: sight