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Contributor: Lisa Ott. Lesson ID: 10793
Do you want to be the BEST writer? You don't want your writing to be dull, so use the B.E.S.T. words to make pictures in your reader's mind. Jump in and write your own story!
Watch this silly video of dogs eating an ice cream.
Either way, ice cream cones are the BEST!
In descriptive writing, you use words to create a picture or image for a topic.
By sharing the BEST words and details, you can tell what your topic looks, sounds, feels, smells, or tastes like!
The word list below exemplifies using the BEST words to describe the object in the picture.
| Ice cream | looks | like a ball. | |
| Ice cream | smells | like sugar. | |
| Ice cream | tastes | like candy. | |
| Ice cream | feels | smooth. | |
| Ice cream | sounds | inviting. |
The BEST words are the ones you can think of to describe something.
| BEST words are | big! | They help draw a big picture. | |
| BEST words are | exciting! | They add action to the picture. | |
| BEST words are | strong! | They make powerful images. | |
| BEST words are | telling! | They tell something about the picture. |
Once you choose the BEST words to describe the topic, you are ready to put them into writing!
Read this example.
An ice cream cone looks like a ball of something yummy and is inviting! I love to eat ice cream because it tastes like candy and smells like sugar. Ice cream feels smooth in my mouth. Chocolate ice cream is my favorite!
The BEST words you choose are written into a message for others to read. The written message helps the reader make a picture in their mind!
Continue in the Got It? section.
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