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Describing objects

Everyday Objects Come to Life Lesson idea

Describing objects with adjectives

ESL Lessons for describing places

Answer questions about pictures: city street scenes (intermediate-word p 5-8) incl. 5 paragraph model:
describe a  place in a picture***

Brainstorming handout/worksheet for a descriptive essay about a place you are familiar with (PDF)

Describing places & buildings:short model reading and exercise (word)

Readings:Childhood Places We Remember

Teaching ideas for describing places (geographically)

Models for descriptive Essay writing

Sample place description essays

Write a description of the trip and the place you visited:with model (PDF)

Models for descriptive writing covering 5 senses

Readings:Childhood Places We Remember

Conventions of Descriptive Essays Illustrated by Sample Paragraphs

Sample descriptive essay:place

Descriptive writing samples:5-6 paragraphs

Descriptive essay samples: advanced

ESL Teaching Ideas for Describing People, Clothes,Appearance etc.

The Personal Writing Worksheet:describing
yourself (PDF)

ESL Lesson idea: Describing Clothes

Describing People Teaching Idea-nice handout

Developing students' vocabulary range for describing people

Observing a person worksheet

Fashion, vocabulary and questions for Intermdediate ESL students

Fashion Questions for ESL discussion class

An Activity for Describing Appearance

Dressed to Kill (PDF)

Apearance spot the change :
ESL teaching idea

Ten page PDF handout re describing people

Describing Pictures

Descriptive Essay Writing Lessons/ Exercises

Brainstorming topics for descriptive essay writing
worksheet (PDF)

Descriptive writing exercise worksheets (PDF)

Descriptive Writing Worksheet. Rewrite this passage replacing the underlined words with more interesting alternatives (Word)

Combining ideas to write a descriptive paragraph

Descriptive/persuasive writing lesson

Step by step descriptive writing lesson

Teaching idea for descriptive writing

Artistic Elements: Exploring Art Through Descriptive Writing

Explore comprehensive art lessons for ideas for teaching  descriptive essay writing (includes good PDF) worksheets


Describing People Vocabulary

Describing People Vocab

Describing a Person: Adding Details

Describing people vocabulary

Clothes Vocab

Cues for descriptive writing using spatial skills/maps

Spatial thinking list questions  and sample student activities (PDF)

Spatial Skills Test

Fort Worth Cultural District Walking Map (PDF)

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