Summer Descriptive Writing - Show, Don't Tell - Season Writing

Seasons are the perfect topic for descriptive writing! With strategies for using sensory language, this product is here to help young writers stretch their ability to paint a picture with words.

What's included?

• 4 revision strategies to take sentences from bland to exciting
• "Show vs Tell" practice
• "Stroll Through Summer" activity - Students stroll to different posters around the room and record the details that they see, taste, smell, feel, and hear as if they were standing in the scene.
• descriptive paragraph example
• brainstorming, rough draft and final draft for descriptive paragraph
• Two different directed art options to include with final draft (including paint and marker/crayon)
• descriptive paragraph rubric

Portfolio-Worthy

• The descriptive paragraph is a great option for a hallway display or writing portfolio piece. It is something that can be done with each season so that students and parents can see the progression of skill throughout the year!

Seasonal Bundle

• Like this idea? I do have a bundled option available with all four seasons included!

Related Products:

• Descriptive Word Lists
• Descriptive Writing SEASON BUNDLE