How to Write a Description of an Object
Notes
Vocabulary
| Parts
Materials Properties Functions |
(What are they?)(What is it made of?)
(What characteristics/qualities does it have?) (Why are these qualities important?) (uses) |
What can it do (by itself) (i.e. it can store records or it stores records)
What can you do with it (i.e. you can lock it or it can be locked [by you])
Purpose
Why are you writing this?
to sell something
to entertain
to inform
Audience
Whom are you writing to?
| friends
coworkers |
children
educated people |
the general public |