It’s national hot dog month, national blueberry month, and national ice cream month! Have your little darlings choose one of these delicious eats and write a short description. This writing assignment can be modified for writers of any age.
Writing Topic
Describe a food.
Writing Tools
For very young writers:
· Provide a pencil and lined paper
For growing and older writers:
· Provide a pen and wide- or college-ruled notebook paper or a laptop/PC
Writing Instructions
Have very young writers think about the food item and what it looks like, smells like, feels like, and tastes like. If you have the food item at home, let him/her see, touch, and taste the real thing. Then, instruct the student to write three things about the food.
Have growing and older writers follow the same instructions, but have him/her write a paragraph using at least one description from each of the following senses:
Sight. What does the food look like whole or partially eaten? Color? Texture? Shape?
Hearing. Perhaps this is the most difficult sense to use, but have the student imagine (if you don’t have the food item) what it sounds like to eat the particular food.
Taste. Again, imagination must come into play if the food item is not available.
Smell. Keep in mind that some foods need to be stirred up or broken open to omit odor. Again, if you don’t have the item, have your student draw on memory.
Touch. This sense is going to be based on texture and consistency. If your student is going to examine ice cream, get the wet wipes ready!
Descriptive writing can be a lot of fun. Remind your aspiring writers that good writing appeals to the reader’s senses!
A note to the teacher/parent: Writing assignments posted on Thursdays are intended to be short. However, feel free to modify this assignment to suit your students!
Set your little darlings free and allow them to write from the heart!
Writing Topic
Describe a food.
Writing Tools
For very young writers:
· Provide a pencil and lined paper
For growing and older writers:
· Provide a pen and wide- or college-ruled notebook paper or a laptop/PC
Writing Instructions
Have very young writers think about the food item and what it looks like, smells like, feels like, and tastes like. If you have the food item at home, let him/her see, touch, and taste the real thing. Then, instruct the student to write three things about the food.
Have growing and older writers follow the same instructions, but have him/her write a paragraph using at least one description from each of the following senses:
Sight. What does the food look like whole or partially eaten? Color? Texture? Shape?
Hearing. Perhaps this is the most difficult sense to use, but have the student imagine (if you don’t have the food item) what it sounds like to eat the particular food.
Taste. Again, imagination must come into play if the food item is not available.
Smell. Keep in mind that some foods need to be stirred up or broken open to omit odor. Again, if you don’t have the item, have your student draw on memory.
Touch. This sense is going to be based on texture and consistency. If your student is going to examine ice cream, get the wet wipes ready!
Descriptive writing can be a lot of fun. Remind your aspiring writers that good writing appeals to the reader’s senses!
A note to the teacher/parent: Writing assignments posted on Thursdays are intended to be short. However, feel free to modify this assignment to suit your students!
Set your little darlings free and allow them to write from the heart!
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