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Write a descriptive essay, describing the evening by explaining the sense of excitement, the elegance, the opulence and the showiness of the function. Give your feelings about the event.

Again, you realise that you need vocabulary in order to express yourself well.

It is time for you to look at Roget’s Thesaurus (collection of words) or any other thesaurus to see the great variety of words that can be used. Try to build up a good collection of sense words:

Touch, Taste, Sight, Hearing and Smell – they will always come in handy!

Use the following ideas for planning your essay:

OPENING
Think of a clever opening statement where you describe in a clever way the approach to the fair.
Here are some ideas:
Vary the length of your sentences in this paragraph.
Give one simple bold statement as an opener.
Use a clever idea for catching the attention of your reader.
Use an interesting figure of speech to draw a picture of what you mean
Start with a contrast.
Start in the middle of your description.
Start at the end.
BODY of the essay
The stands Describe them in general; then a few special ones that appeal to you;
The sellers Describe what they look and sound like; something about their personalities and their character; how successful you think they are and why.
The sounds How you feel on arrival, walking through the stalls and on finding something of great interest. How do you think the other members of the public feel? How can you tell?
The sensations How is the hall decked out? Sound equipment? Is there a central theme?
The scenery Are there any special colours used? Balloons?
The scents There must be scents from the food stalls – can you describe them?
CLOSING
Think of a good way to end your essay.
Here are some ideas:
Make a general statement.
Give your version of the whole event.
Leave the reader with something to think about.
End with a challenge.
End with one or a few questions.

My planning

  • OPENING PARAGRAPH
  • BODY OF THE ESSAY
  • CLOSING PARAGRAPH

Look at the check list below, before you hand in your edited version of the essay, to see whether you have used most writing techniques which will improve your writing:

Checklist of writing techniques Tick
Handwriting is neat.
Spelling of words is correct
The length of sentences varies.
The length of paragraphs varies.
Some interesting figures of speech have been used.
Some relevant, colourful descriptive words have been used.
Some interesting punctuation has been used.
I have not gone off the point.
I have written clearly.
I have not taken too long to say something simple.
I have edited my work.

Assessment

LO 4
WritingThe learner will be able to write different kinds of factual and imaginative texts for a wide range of purposes.
We know this when the learner:
4.1 writes to communicate information:
4.1.3 does a survey and writes it up;
  • writes for social purposes:
4.2.4 shows awareness of text type, purpose, audience, context, and register/style;
4.3 writes for personal reflection:
4.3.1 writes a diary or journal;
4.4 writes creatively:
4.4.2 shows development in the ability to write stories, poems and play-scripts.
LO 5
Thinking and ReasoningThe learner will be able to use language to think and reason, as well as to access, process and use information for learning.
We know this when the learner:
5.1 uses language and literacy across the curriculum:
5.1.3 produces visual or graphic material to support texts;
5.2 uses language for thinking:
5.2.1 asks and answers more complex questions;
5.2.2 uses language for thinking: expands generalisations, definitions and classifications into paragraphs.

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Source:  OpenStax, English first additional language grade 9. OpenStax CNX. Sep 14, 2009 Download for free at http://cnx.org/content/col11061/1.1
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