Description Activities February 7 and (8?)

Description is one of the most powerful tools in creative writing because of the dimension that it adds to characters, settings and more.  The most important thing to remember about the use of this skill is to appeal to the senses of your reader.  When you go about describing a certain character, setting or even an object, think about the sense of smell, vision, sound, touch and sometimes taste.  Below are two activities that will exercise your ability to “show” your reader what you mean.  Complete at least two of each different activity and turn them in by e mail or on loose leaf.  Have Fun.

1.  Convey an emotion or impression from the second group about a thing in the first group.  You may do as many of these as you’d like but the degree with which you show me the emotion or impression without telling me will dictate your success.

Things

A Car

A Dentist’s Drill

A Musical Instrument

A Painting or Photograph

A Season of the Year

A Landscape from Memory

A Dog

Emotions

Angry

Sad

Nervous

Fearful

Inspired

Happy

Apathetic

2.  Describe a place listed below in two different ways.  Imbue this place with positive qualities and then negative qualities.  You may choose two different locations but you must have both a place with a negative impression and a place with a positive.  Each of the selections below can go either way.  Do not tell me what impression you wish to create, show me.

Sunrise or Sunset

Fire

Night-time

A Tunnel

A Forest

A Door

A Wave

A Window

A Snowy Landscape

An Old House