英语作文写作之Description描写.ppt

Description,First some Review,Think back to our previous lessons about writing essays. In groups of 3-4 write down a step by step process to writing an essay including different writing suggestions. Try to do this without looking at your notes. Try to keep the talk in English ,Writing Descriptions,In the window was a fan. The blades of the rusty window fan clattered and whirled as they blew out a stream of warm, soggy air.,Descriptive Essay,Goal is to share an experience with the reader appealing to their senses. How does the last sentence about the fan appeal to the senses?,Descriptive Essay,Make readers see, taste, hear, smell and feel. Give the reader a mental picture.,Pro essay- Intro,Imagine a restaurant where your every whim is catered to, your every want satisfied, your every request granted without hesitation. The people on staff live to please you. They hover over you anxiously as you sample your selection, waiting for your judgment. Your pleasure is their delight, your dissatisfaction their dismay. Lous isnt that kind of place.,Question- example 1,Does the author have a thesis? Can you picture this perfect restaurant the author describes?,Pro essay- Body 1,At Lous Kosy Korner Koffee Shop, the mock abuse flows like a cup of spilled Folgers. Customers are yelled at, lectured, blamed, mocked, teased, and ignored. They pay for the privilege of pouring their own coffee and scrambling their own eggs. As in a fond but dysfunctional family, Lou displays his affection through criticism and insults, and his customers respond in kind. If Lous had a slogan, it might be, “If Im polite to you, ask yourself whats wrong.”,Question- body 1,Does the paragraph support the thesis? Do you get a sense of how Lou treats his costumers?,Pro essay- example 3,“Maaaaakeee someone happy Make-make-maaakeeee someone happy,” he croons as he lifts the steaming pot that has infused the room with the rich aroma of freshly brewed coffee. He carries it to the womans table, fills her cup, and drops two single-serving containers of half and half nearby. Sight_ Sound_ Taste_ Smell_ Touch_,Assignment #4 Edits,Unity- Ask the question Support- If you see a paragraph with three sentences Intro/Conclusion- if you see a paragraph with one or two sentences,Assignment- Descriptive Essay,Write your own descriptive essay using a place familiar to you. a library study area a waiting room at a train station a small shop an internet bar a place in your hometown,Remember: you need a thesis. ie: The train station waiting room was frightening. The exam room was tense. The study room was quiet.,Assignment- Descriptive Essay,Once you have a thesis, make a list of as many details as you can to support your general impression. -Tired workers at the counter -Out-of-order neon sign -Silent middle-aged couple -Couldnt see anyone in the kitchen,Assignment- Descriptive Essay,Organize your list. -by physical order: move from left to right, far to near ect. -Size: Begin with large objects and work down to smaller ones -special order: use an order appropriate to your subject.,Assignmen