英语作文写作之Description描写课件.ppt

1、Description第1页，共16页。First some ReviewThink 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 第2页，共16页。Writing De

2、scriptions 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.第3页，共16页。Descriptive EssayGoal is to share an experience with the reader appealing to their senses.How does the last sentence about the fan appeal to the senses?第4页

3、，共16页。Descriptive EssayMake readers see,taste,hear,smell and feel.Give the reader a mental picture.第5页，共16页。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 hov

4、er 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.第6页，共16页。Question-example 1Does the author have a thesis?Can you picture this perfect restaurant the author describes?第7页，共16页。Pr

5、o 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

6、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.”第8页，共16页。Question-body 1Does the paragraph support the thesis?Do you get a sense of how Lou treats his costumers?第9页，共16页。Pro essay-example 3

7、“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_ Tas

8、te_ Smell_ Touch_第10页，共16页。Assignment#4 EditsUnity-Ask the questionSupport-If you see a paragraph with three sentences.Intro/Conclusion-if you see a paragraph with one or two sentences.第11页，共16页。Assignment-Descriptive Essay Write your own descriptive essay using a place familiar to you.a library stu

9、dy area a waiting room at a train station a small shop an internet bar a place in your hometown 第12页，共16页。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第13页，共16页。Once you have a thesis,make a

10、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第14页，共16页。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.Assignment-Descriptive Essay第15页，共16页。Develop a topic/thesisList details supporting thesisOrganize details into some logical orderBegin 1st draft Assignment-Descriptive Essay第16页，共16页。