Descriptive Writing Skills Quiz

Learning Objectives and Success Criteria

• Learn to use descriptive and figurative language to describe a jungle scene
• Understand the purpose of narrative devices
• Use wider vocabulary and descriptive language to depict an image
• Employ figurative language to enhance creative writing
• Compose a piece of creative writing

Word Types

• Nouns: Names of people, places, and things
• Adjectives: Describe nouns (e.g., shiny mirror, describes the mirror's appearance)
• Verbs: Action words that show what the noun is doing (e.g., The lion roared)
• Adverbs: Describe verbs, adding detail about how the action is done (e.g., The lion roared slowly)

Figurative Language

• Similes: Comparisons using "like" or "as" (e.g., The lion's roar was like a trumpet)
• Metaphors: Direct comparisons without using "like" or "as" (e.g., The lion's roar was a trumpet)

Other Literary Devices

• Alliteration: Repetition of consonant sounds at the beginning of words (e.g., The roaring rumbled)
• Personification: Giving human qualities to non-human things (e.g., The jungle leaves reached out)

Additional Instructions

• Create a list of five adjectives, nouns, verbs, and adverbs based on a given image
• Avoid using common adjectives like "big," "green," "beautiful," etc.
• Use a thesaurus for alternative word choices
• Compose at least two or three paragraphs describing a jungle scene or other topics, incorporating the learned techniques (e.g., beach, busy market, first day of school).
• Use a checklist to ensure you've used interesting adjectives, carefully selected adverbs, similes, metaphors, alliteration, and personification