The Writing Process

Descriptive Writing

Seashells

Objective

Today we will observe a seashell and write a descriptive paragraph using simile and alliteration.

cfu-What is our objective?

Connection to Prior Learning

What other topics have we described this year?

*seasons

*food

*gifts

Review Terms Simile: a comparison of unlike things using

the words like or as. EX: The dragonfly hovers like a small

speckled helicopter. Her voice was as strong as the wind. Alliteration: The repetition of initial consonant

sounds. Ex: The raindrops daintily dotted the

tablecloth.

cfu- Think /Pair/Share a simile or example of alliteration with your partner.

A Gift From the Sea by Anne Morrow Lindberg(paraphrased)

This is a snail shell,round, full and glossy as a horse chestnut. Comfortable and compact, it sits curled in the hollow of my hand. Milky and opaque, it has the

pinkish bloom of the sky on a summer evening, ripening to the rain. On its smooth symmetrical face is penciled with precision a smooth spiral, winding

inward to the pinpoint center of the shell. Now it is as the moon,solitary in the sky, Now it is an island set in

an ever widening circle of waves. It is alone, self-contained, and serene.

CFU- What examples of simile and alliteration did you hear?

Prewriting:Sketch Your Shell

Share results

Pass out shells

Organizing Observations

Shell R F D( reasons, facts,

details)

* pink and /purple rim Opening like a cave Sound of the sea Edge is scalloped Pointy top

Curled in the hollow of my hand sits a small shell.

MORE- example,elaborate,evidence

like a sunrise swirls open wind and waves

crashing candy dish like a drill

model

Draft * Edit * Revise

The side of the shell swirls open to a cave like entrance.

Pink and brown, the colors are like an early morning sunrise.

Placing the shell next to my ear, I hear the whooshing sound of the wind and sea.

Around the edge of the rim, I feel a texture that is as rough as sandpaper.

My fingers stop at the pointy top that is shaped like a drill.

1. Draft your details.2.Read each sentence to your partner.3.Point to each word as you read.4. Underline the first letter of each sentence and each end mark.5. Correct spelling, grammar, and revise awkward sentences.

model

Concluding SentenceWhat does it do?

It restates the main idea of your paragraph. It does not add new information.

How do I write one? 1. Restate the main idea of the paragraph using different

words. This small shell in my hand is a true gift from the sea. 2. Ask a question What could be better than a gift from the sea?

3. Bring the description to an end.

Gently, I carefully return the shell to the sea.

Publish

Seashell Curled in the hollow of my hand is a small

shell. The side of the shell swirls open to a cave like entrance. Pink and brown, the colors are like an early morning sunrise. Placing the shell next to my ear, I hear the whooshing sound of the wind and sea. Around the edge of the rim, I feel a texture that is as rough as sandpaper. My fingers stop at the pointy top that is shaped like a drill. Gently, I carefully return the shell to the sea.

Closure - Terms Simile: a comparison of unlike things

using the words like or as. EX:

Alliteration: The repetition of initial consonant sounds.

Ex:

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