← 14.5.1 Descriptive writing (280 – 320 words)

Descriptive writing and the five senses

English · Grade 9 · about 40 minutes

Describe a scene so that the reader sees, hears, smells, tastes and touches it.

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  1. Descriptive writing and the five senses
  2. Drafting 280 to 320 words