Descriptive Writing Checklist
Features of Descriptive Writing ✓
Choose the best adjectives, nouns and powerful verbs for the description.
Include some language features (similes, alliteration, personification and
metaphors).
Use the same tense during the whole description.
Use a variety of sentence types (simple, compound and complex).
Use some of the five senses to help the reader create an image in their
mind.
Use a variety of sentence starters to keep the reader engaged.
Check punctuation, spelling and capital letters.
Include show don’t tell techniques.
Group similar ideas into paragraphs.