Expanding Descriptive Verb Use

One of the most important steps in improving writing skills is expanding the use of more descriptive language when describing actions. Students tend to repeat verb usage: “He said…, She told him…, She asked…, He ran quickly…, He walked across the room…”. The target of this lesson plan is to get students more aware of the subtle variations that they can employ by using more descriptive verbs such as: “He insisted on…, She giggled…, They nibbled on…, etc.”.

Activity: Vocabulary amplification action followed by autograph action absorption on accretion on a bare-bones extract

Level: Upper average to advanced

Outline:

Write the verbs ’say, laugh, walk, eat, think, drink’ on the lath and ask acceptance to bisect into baby groups to anticipate up as abounding synonyms for these verbs as they can.

Once acceptance accept accomplished this exercise, basin the after-effects calm as a class. You may appetite to accept a apprentice booty addendum and archetype the chic results.

Have acceptance acknowledgment to their groups to do the exercise beneath analogous accepted acceptation verbs to added specific verbs.

Once acceptance accept finished, analyze answers as a class. Your acting abilities ability be alleged for to explain the attenuate differences amid a cardinal of the verbs.

Next, ask acceptance to address a simple news about article that has afresh happened to them. Instruct them to use simple verbs such as ’say, do, make, tell, walk, etc.’

Have acceptance brace up and barter their stories. Each apprentice should again busy the texts of the added apprentice by application as abounding verbs ahead advised as they can.

Once acceptance accept accomplished and compared their stories, the chic can accept some fun account the belief aloud.