Writing a Descriptive Account During English Class

Descriptive writing imprints images into the reader’s mind, making you feel as though you’re “right there.” It‘s all about engaging the five senses of sight, hearing, smell, taste, and touch to transport the reader and stir emotion. By choosing vivid details and colorful words, good writers bring objects, people, places, and events to life. Instead of merely telling you what they see, they use their words to show you.

Our children in  year 6 have been putting pen to paper and have been using this powerful method to make their pieces memorable—even brilliant—rather than flat and boring. In many ways, description is the most important kind of writing you can teach your children. Why? Because it supports other reasons for writing such as storytelling, informative reports, or persuasion. Even if your child never aspires to write stories or poetry, description is a wonderful skill to develop. Without it, all other writing falls flat.