Writing a Descriptive Paragraph
Submitted By: Janet Blaylock

Grade Levels:	Middle School
Subject:	Language
Length of Time:	45 minutes to 1 hour
Description:	For this lesson, students will write a descriptive paragraph on the topic of their choice from the list I provided in this lesson.
Goals:	Students will learn: * The definition of a descriptive paragraph * How to write a descriptive paragraph * How to edit the paragraph
Materials Needed:	* Notebook paper * Pens or Pencils and Erasers
Procedure:	First, you will go over the definition of a descriptive paragraph. A descriptive paragraph describes a person, place, or thing. For example, you can describe a person. Here are some questions you would think about when you want to describe a person: What does the person look like? What does the person like to do? What is the person’s personality? You can also describe a setting. For example, you might ask the following questions: Where is the setting? Is it inside or outside? What colors do you see? What odors do you smell? Is there any furniture in the setting? What else do you see? You can also describe an object. You might ask the following questions: What does the object look like? What color is it? What shape is it? Students need to use descriptive words to make the person, place, or thing realistic. You can also give them an example of a descriptive paragraph before they begin their worksheet. Worksheet for Descriptive Paragraph Directions: Write a descriptive paragraph on one of the following ideas. 1. Your bedroom 2. Your house 3. Your school 4. Your neighborhood 5. Yourself 6. Your mother, father, or another relative 7. Your best friend 8. Your desk where you study at home 9. A park in your city 10. A place where you went on a vacation
Grade	You can grade students on sentence structure, paragraph structure, descriptive words, and grammar. 100 to 90 = A 89 to 80 = B 79 to 70 = C 69 to 60 = D Below 60 = F