Word Choice
TO ADD DETAILS TO YOUR WRITING
SHOW DONT TELL
Use your descriptions to help the reader make a picture in their mind about your story.
Example: I could smell the buttery popcorn and the saltiness made me lick my lips.
Five senses
Use your senses to help the reader make a picture in their mind about your story.
Example: I could smell the buttery popcorn and the saltiness made me lick my lips.
Use Specific Nouns
I ate a candy bar. I ate a snickers bar.
We played a game. We played Monopoly.
Use strong verbs
Walk= skipped , galloped
Look=glance,spy
Eat=chewed