Reflections: Descriptive Writing _ Grade 8 _ Riyadh Schools by Anas Mohamed https://padlet.com/ans_mohamed/ut4hhekq9au0 Develop the topic with relevant, well-chosen and sufficient facts, extended definitions, concrete details, quotations, or other information and examples appropriate to the audience’s knowledge of the topic. en-us 2017-03-07 07:17:49 UTC 2025-09-24 07:55:36 UTC hello@padlet.com https://padlet-assets.s3.amazonaws.com/icons/Lightdecrease.png What did you learn during Descriptive Writing classes? ans_mohamed https://padlet.com/ans_mohamed/ut4hhekq9au0/wish/158248466 Please, in your reflections write as follows:
1- Your name and class in the title.
2- Your remarks should be in the light of the RUBRICS.
3- Write things you learned from the teacher's instructions.
4- Write things you learned from your colleagues during the PEER EVALUATION session.]]> 2017-03-07 07:40:25 UTC https://padlet.com/ans_mohamed/ut4hhekq9au0/wish/158248466 Descriptive Writing: Student Model ans_mohamed https://padlet.com/ans_mohamed/ut4hhekq9au0/wish/158251432 Dear students of Grade 8,
Please read the attached model written by one of your classmates.

]]> 2017-03-07 07:58:44 UTC https://padlet.com/ans_mohamed/ut4hhekq9au0/wish/158251432 How to write Descriptively ans_mohamed https://padlet.com/ans_mohamed/ut4hhekq9au0/wish/158252192 Dear students of Grade 8,
Please watch this reference video as  a reminder on how to describe.

http://ed.ted.com/lessons/how-to-write-fiction-that-comes-alive-nalo-hopkinson]]> 2017-03-07 08:04:16 UTC https://padlet.com/ans_mohamed/ut4hhekq9au0/wish/158252192 Meteab Al Abdulgader 8C https://padlet.com/ans_mohamed/ut4hhekq9au0/wish/158253637 From The Rubric, I Learned That I Need To Use Complex Vocabulary Rather Than Normal/Boring Words. Not Only Did I Learn This From The Rubric Because I Also Learned It In Class. In Class, I Learned That I Need To Address The Five Senses And To Show & Not To Tell. From My Colleagues, I Learned That I Need To Focus On Making My Essay Descriptive Rather Than Suddenly Accidentally Changing My Essay To Persuasive.]]> 2017-03-07 08:15:45 UTC https://padlet.com/ans_mohamed/ut4hhekq9au0/wish/158253637 Mishary Althenayan 8A https://padlet.com/ans_mohamed/ut4hhekq9au0/wish/158257936 Before class I thought that you couldn't use any facts in a descriptive essay, but later on after class, I realized I can. Another thing is transitional words. Between each main idea/paragraph, I need to use transitional words to take the reader from one idea to another. I also learned from my classmates that in every descriptive essay you need to show not tell, and also use out the box expressions.]]> 2017-03-07 08:38:11 UTC https://padlet.com/ans_mohamed/ut4hhekq9au0/wish/158257936 Saad alsikhan https://padlet.com/ans_mohamed/ut4hhekq9au0/wish/158258014 I learned that that you could address the 5 senses by an essay, and you could feel what the writer is talking about, and what he experienced and send the reader the image that the writer is talking about, so descriptive writing should be used to express feeling and emotions not for information or narrative]]> 2017-03-07 08:38:42 UTC https://padlet.com/ans_mohamed/ut4hhekq9au0/wish/158258014 Fahad bin Suliteen 8A https://padlet.com/ans_mohamed/ut4hhekq9au0/wish/158258046 before the class I thought that there is no need to but transitions and that I need to use compound and complex sentences .
That I need to use allot of adjectives and to control my language


]]> 2017-03-07 08:38:52 UTC https://padlet.com/ans_mohamed/ut4hhekq9au0/wish/158258046 Abdulaziz Alosaimi 8/A https://padlet.com/ans_mohamed/ut4hhekq9au0/wish/158258049 I learned a lot from the descriptive classes because I read my essay in front of my class and they told me to address the 5 senses, and also to improve my grammar and vocabulary, and to make my essay more sentence based. And i knew that i'm on the right way in describing.

]]> 2017-03-07 08:38:53 UTC https://padlet.com/ans_mohamed/ut4hhekq9au0/wish/158258049 Mohammad AlBallaa 8/a https://padlet.com/ans_mohamed/ut4hhekq9au0/wish/158258097  i have to use more complex word, and i have to use complex sentence and a transitional words.

i learned from the teacher that i wont ever write about him again !

i learned from students that i have to use therasusrus to help me find more complex words.]]> 2017-03-07 08:39:04 UTC https://padlet.com/ans_mohamed/ut4hhekq9au0/wish/158258097 Mohammad aAlhudaithi https://padlet.com/ans_mohamed/ut4hhekq9au0/wish/158258103 I learned that i need to use more transition words, and i also learned that i am on the right track in terms of the rubrics.]]> 2017-03-07 08:39:06 UTC https://padlet.com/ans_mohamed/ut4hhekq9au0/wish/158258103 Meshal 8/A https://padlet.com/ans_mohamed/ut4hhekq9au0/wish/158258107 I learned  that I have to use variety of sentences.and to use hard vocabulary. ]]> 2017-03-07 08:39:07 UTC https://padlet.com/ans_mohamed/ut4hhekq9au0/wish/158258107 Ali AlTheyeb 8/A https://padlet.com/ans_mohamed/ut4hhekq9au0/wish/158258186 I learned how to control my language. I also learned how to rate my friends and give them marks. I learned how to address the five sences. I enjoyed.]]> 2017-03-07 08:39:33 UTC https://padlet.com/ans_mohamed/ut4hhekq9au0/wish/158258186 Mohammad Al-Alsheikh 8/A https://padlet.com/ans_mohamed/ut4hhekq9au0/wish/158258260 i learned during the descriptive class that i should use transitional words, and use adjective to describe something.and i learned also how to write according to the rubric based to get the full mark]]> 2017-03-07 08:39:55 UTC https://padlet.com/ans_mohamed/ut4hhekq9au0/wish/158258260 Fahad Alballaa https://padlet.com/ans_mohamed/ut4hhekq9au0/wish/158258321 i learned how to writ discriptive essays and how to use the five senses in it ]]> 2017-03-07 08:40:14 UTC https://padlet.com/ans_mohamed/ut4hhekq9au0/wish/158258321 Omar Al-Ghamdi (SHUICHI aomar4894 https://padlet.com/ans_mohamed/ut4hhekq9au0/wish/158258399 I learn today how to describe people, things, places. I learn that you could address the 5 senses and how to make a descriptive essay. I learned that we need to use many adjectives ]]> 2017-03-07 08:40:36 UTC https://padlet.com/ans_mohamed/ut4hhekq9au0/wish/158258399 I learned that i need to use transitional words and i should write sentences complex, simple, and compound. I learned how to adress the 5 senes in an essay mohammedelsafad https://padlet.com/ans_mohamed/ut4hhekq9au0/wish/158258417 2017-03-07 08:40:40 UTC https://padlet.com/ans_mohamed/ut4hhekq9au0/wish/158258417 Hamza alabdullatyf https://padlet.com/ans_mohamed/ut4hhekq9au0/wish/158258542 I learn in class how to improve my descriptive essay by using
controlling language 
complex, compound and simple sente ]]> 2017-03-07 08:41:19 UTC https://padlet.com/ans_mohamed/ut4hhekq9au0/wish/158258542 Hisham Alhazmi 8-A https://padlet.com/ans_mohamed/ut4hhekq9au0/wish/158258565 i learned so many thing from the rubric firt of all to use adjectives and complex words instead of below are level words and use transition so your writing doesnt be boring borng boring ...]]> 2017-03-07 08:41:27 UTC https://padlet.com/ans_mohamed/ut4hhekq9au0/wish/158258565 Muhammad Masoudi https://padlet.com/ans_mohamed/ut4hhekq9au0/wish/158258625 I learned many things in the descriptive writing one of the thing is to use transitions   ]]> 2017-03-07 08:41:44 UTC https://padlet.com/ans_mohamed/ut4hhekq9au0/wish/158258625 Faisal Alshaiddi https://padlet.com/ans_mohamed/ut4hhekq9au0/wish/158258705 i learned that i should address the 5 senses, to use more transitional words, and have an interesting hook ]]> 2017-03-07 08:42:17 UTC https://padlet.com/ans_mohamed/ut4hhekq9au0/wish/158258705 ABDLLAH SHANGITI https://padlet.com/ans_mohamed/ut4hhekq9au0/wish/158258954 today i learn that i need to use transitional words and i should address
the five census while writing , ]]> 2017-03-07 08:43:41 UTC https://padlet.com/ans_mohamed/ut4hhekq9au0/wish/158258954 Muath alzughaibi https://padlet.com/ans_mohamed/ut4hhekq9au0/wish/158278521 today I learned that I should use more descriptive adjectives and adverbs and you should know how to address the 5sense adjectives and you need to develop your grammar and your language.   ]]> 2017-03-07 10:19:22 UTC https://padlet.com/ans_mohamed/ut4hhekq9au0/wish/158278521 Naif Alfakhri 8B https://padlet.com/ans_mohamed/ut4hhekq9au0/wish/158385395 Today I Learned that I should use descriptive adjectives and adverbs also I learned to use complex vocabulary In addition i have learned to show not tell, also i learned that i should address the 5 senses and also how to control my language ]]> 2017-03-07 15:54:25 UTC https://padlet.com/ans_mohamed/ut4hhekq9au0/wish/158385395 Fahad alyahya 8b https://padlet.com/ans_mohamed/ut4hhekq9au0/wish/158555572 I learned a lot from the descriptive classes because I read my essay in front of my class and they told me to address the 5 senses, and also to improve my grammar and vocabulary, and to make my essay more sentence based. And i knew that i'm on the right way in describing.]]> 2017-03-08 04:23:14 UTC https://padlet.com/ans_mohamed/ut4hhekq9au0/wish/158555572 MUTLAQ ALGHUSSON 8 https://padlet.com/ans_mohamed/ut4hhekq9au0/wish/158558475 I learned how to use show not tell strategy, and  how to use good adjectives and adverbes .I also learned how to write descriptive essay. ]]> 2017-03-08 04:56:19 UTC https://padlet.com/ans_mohamed/ut4hhekq9au0/wish/158558475 Hassan Wael Sendi https://padlet.com/ans_mohamed/ut4hhekq9au0/wish/158558494 Since the begging of the descriptive writing process that :
1-There are transitional words we have to use to make the essay more smooth and able to read
2-Showing not telling is important for the text
3-There are text structures in every essay and they are 5 types
4-I learnd how my essay is rated from my friends and my teacher by looking at the rubric
5-How to understand the meaning of a word by the marzano technique
6-You can exaggerate when you describe 
7-How to use the 5 tenses]]> 2017-03-08 04:56:38 UTC https://padlet.com/ans_mohamed/ut4hhekq9au0/wish/158558494 Abdullah Al Saadi 8-B https://padlet.com/ans_mohamed/ut4hhekq9au0/wish/158558562 I learned that there is a lot to do to make the perfect descriptive draft. One of the things is that you have to show and not tell what you are describing by using adjectives and adverbs. Another thing is that you have to give a lot of information about what you are describing.]]> 2017-03-08 04:57:19 UTC https://padlet.com/ans_mohamed/ut4hhekq9au0/wish/158558562 Mohammed Alkhamis 8B https://padlet.com/ans_mohamed/ut4hhekq9au0/wish/158558603 I learned alot of techniques and skills during descriptive writing classes. I personally developed     a lot from these classes. One of the  things i learned are transitional words and i use them when i want to get the reader from one idea to another or from one topic to another. I also learned to show not tell by using alot of adjectives and describing every thing by using adjectives. I also learned how to evaluate my class mates grades on their descriptive writing essays from the rubric.]]> 2017-03-08 04:57:49 UTC https://padlet.com/ans_mohamed/ut4hhekq9au0/wish/158558603 Abdullah Jazairy 8B abdullahjaz1234 https://padlet.com/ans_mohamed/ut4hhekq9au0/wish/158558664 8Today I learned that I should use descriptive adjectives and adverbs and I also learned that I should show not tell ,And that I should use the 5-senses while writing and that I need to develop 
my  grammar.]]> 2017-03-08 04:58:32 UTC https://padlet.com/ans_mohamed/ut4hhekq9au0/wish/158558664 Mohammed Alsheaiby 8b https://padlet.com/ans_mohamed/ut4hhekq9au0/wish/158558917 I learned How to write descriptive Writing and How to diffrenciate ]]> 2017-03-08 05:02:09 UTC https://padlet.com/ans_mohamed/ut4hhekq9au0/wish/158558917 Mohammed Sheaiby 8b https://padlet.com/ans_mohamed/ut4hhekq9au0/wish/158559384 I learned How to write descriptive writing and to show not tell. like to describe the word with adjectives, also i learned to use the 5 senses,and the rubric taught me a lot of things how to write an essay the right way. The rubric is the way I grade my paper to see if its good.]]> 2017-03-08 05:08:15 UTC https://padlet.com/ans_mohamed/ut4hhekq9au0/wish/158559384 Yousef AL Nafisah 8/B https://padlet.com/ans_mohamed/ut4hhekq9au0/wish/158559632 I learned How to write descriptive writing and to show not tell. and when you want to write a perfect essay you need to write a lot of adjective.

]]> 2017-03-08 05:11:03 UTC https://padlet.com/ans_mohamed/ut4hhekq9au0/wish/158559632 Meshal alobilan 8/B https://padlet.com/ans_mohamed/ut4hhekq9au0/wish/158559692 I learned yesterday about descriptive essay a lot of things. Like before i write my essay i need to read the rubric to try to develop my essay and to add enough number of translate word and adverb and adjectives words. I learned a lot things from the rubric and the important one is to use complex sentences. I also learned from the teacher and my colleague in the class a very very important thing to let my essay have attention for the reader is by the hook. I also learned that i need to show not tell so the reader will fell what happened in the story  or the essay.]]> 2017-03-08 05:11:48 UTC https://padlet.com/ans_mohamed/ut4hhekq9au0/wish/158559692 Faisal alkhamis https://padlet.com/ans_mohamed/ut4hhekq9au0/wish/158559784 i have learned to write a descriptive essay and if i attend the quarter exams i will get more mark]]> 2017-03-08 05:12:43 UTC https://padlet.com/ans_mohamed/ut4hhekq9au0/wish/158559784 Abdullah Aldwyhees https://padlet.com/ans_mohamed/ut4hhekq9au0/wish/158559878 today I have learn how to write descriptive essay and a lot of things like before I write my essay I need to read the rubric to try develop my essay and to add enough number of translate word and adverb and adjectives words.]]> 2017-03-08 05:14:12 UTC https://padlet.com/ans_mohamed/ut4hhekq9au0/wish/158559878 Abdulaziz Alhammad 8B https://padlet.com/ans_mohamed/ut4hhekq9au0/wish/158559992  I learned alot of  skills about descriptive essay. Also the rubric helped me in a lot of ways such as knowing how to examine my class mates's mark from the rubric. I learned when, where, and how to use transitional words. Another technique I learned is to show not to tell by using a lot of adjectives.]]> 2017-03-08 05:15:26 UTC https://padlet.com/ans_mohamed/ut4hhekq9au0/wish/158559992 Saud Alsuraisry https://padlet.com/ans_mohamed/ut4hhekq9au0/wish/158560351 I learned how to write descriptive essay and learned how to give more details about the topic you are writing about ]]> 2017-03-08 05:21:07 UTC https://padlet.com/ans_mohamed/ut4hhekq9au0/wish/158560351 Tariq Alassaf https://padlet.com/ans_mohamed/ut4hhekq9au0/wish/158560463 Learned how to write a descriptive essay and to use good skills. the teacher said an important note because i was not knowing the different from descriptive essay and and the persuasive essay. that their is big difference from the two.
persuasive essays use to persuade someone to do something and the descriptive essay is about adjectives and adverbs. so their is a big difference between the two of them   ]]> 2017-03-08 05:22:42 UTC https://padlet.com/ans_mohamed/ut4hhekq9au0/wish/158560463 Solomon Alhamdan https://padlet.com/ans_mohamed/ut4hhekq9au0/wish/158560736 today i learned that I should use descriptive adjectives and adverbs and I also learned that I should show not tell ,And that I should use the 5-senses while writing and that I need to develop 
my  grammar. this will improve the reader's experience and give you more marks in terms of studying. ]]> 2017-03-08 05:26:51 UTC https://padlet.com/ans_mohamed/ut4hhekq9au0/wish/158560736 Faisal Alqahtani https://padlet.com/ans_mohamed/ut4hhekq9au0/wish/158560802 Thank you teacher for making me learn all about the descriptive essay.]]> 2017-03-08 05:27:32 UTC https://padlet.com/ans_mohamed/ut4hhekq9au0/wish/158560802 Ibrahim Abahussain https://padlet.com/ans_mohamed/ut4hhekq9au0/wish/158560999
I learned how to write a descriptive essay and the rubric helped me and i learned new vocabulary words and show not tell ]]> 2017-03-08 05:29:56 UTC https://padlet.com/ans_mohamed/ut4hhekq9au0/wish/158560999 sultan alsultan https://padlet.com/ans_mohamed/ut4hhekq9au0/wish/158587684 I have learned how to write a descriptive essay and most of the students learned and benefited how to write this essay

]]> 2017-03-08 09:03:13 UTC https://padlet.com/ans_mohamed/ut4hhekq9au0/wish/158587684 FAHAD MASOUR 8/C https://padlet.com/ans_mohamed/ut4hhekq9au0/wish/158587783 I have learned how to write in a better way and to use more adjectives ]]> 2017-03-08 09:04:02 UTC https://padlet.com/ans_mohamed/ut4hhekq9au0/wish/158587783 Mishael Al-saif https://padlet.com/ans_mohamed/ut4hhekq9au0/wish/158587833 I learned how to use adjectives properly in a sentence or paragraph and I learned how to write a descriptive essay with good descriptive vocabulary. I learned that I should address the five senses whenever Im writing descriptively.]]> 2017-03-08 09:04:28 UTC https://padlet.com/ans_mohamed/ut4hhekq9au0/wish/158587833 Meshal AL-Abdullatif 8/C https://padlet.com/ans_mohamed/ut4hhekq9au0/wish/158587991 I learned how to use adjective in the sentence to do a good essay

]]> 2017-03-08 09:05:17 UTC https://padlet.com/ans_mohamed/ut4hhekq9au0/wish/158587991 Abdulaziz sultan 8- https://padlet.com/ans_mohamed/ut4hhekq9au0/wish/158588085 i learned how to wonderfully write descriptive essay and adjectives and also adverbs properly and i also learned that using the 5 senses would make a descriptive essay better  

]]> 2017-03-08 09:05:53 UTC https://padlet.com/ans_mohamed/ut4hhekq9au0/wish/158588085 Mohammed ALHaidar 8C https://padlet.com/ans_mohamed/ut4hhekq9au0/wish/158588594 I have learned How to write an essay with the adjectives with 5 verbs and how to use show don't tell]]> 2017-03-08 09:09:16 UTC https://padlet.com/ans_mohamed/ut4hhekq9au0/wish/158588594 Abdullah ALBassam 8C https://padlet.com/ans_mohamed/ut4hhekq9au0/wish/158588831 in descriptive writing lessons i learned so many things some of those things are:
1-i learned how to describe things.
2-i must read the writing rubric before i begin the descriptive essay
3-i learned how to use simple,complex,compound sentences in my essay
4-i learned that i must improve my vocabulary from the sheet that is in classera.
5-i must show not tell in my essay sentences.
6-i learned how to use the 5 senses in my essay.
7-i learned that i must use transitional words to take the reader from one idea to another idea
 
]]> 2017-03-08 09:10:29 UTC https://padlet.com/ans_mohamed/ut4hhekq9au0/wish/158588831 Yousef alsuliman 8/C https://padlet.com/ans_mohamed/ut4hhekq9au0/wish/158588891  I have learned two thing one thing to use and another thing to avoid 

1 the sentences should address the five senses 

1 you should address deeper details in your sentences

2 we should avoid cliches: which means that  something is repeated 

2 another thing that you should avoid is the boring sentences 


]]> 2017-03-08 09:10:49 UTC https://padlet.com/ans_mohamed/ut4hhekq9au0/wish/158588891 Fahad AlSehaim 8/C https://padlet.com/ans_mohamed/ut4hhekq9au0/wish/158589182  I learned  how to use descriptive adjectives and adverbs in a descriptive essay and  I learned that after getting  the writing and reading rubrics.]]> 2017-03-08 09:12:21 UTC https://padlet.com/ans_mohamed/ut4hhekq9au0/wish/158589182