4.1 Read: About Sense of Place Through Description: Introduction

4.1 Read: About Sense of Place Through Description

Introduction

Consider this: What value is there in connecting to our natural world and how is that most effectively done through description?

In this unit you will deepen your understanding of sense of place through description. You will look closely at the natural world around you, and use all of your senses to enrich your experience. You will practice noticing specific details that capture a place’s essence, and recognize the feeling or mood a place evokes.

You will practice creating your own description of your favourite places in different forms and by using descriptive techniques (i.e., imagery, sensory language, specific detail, and mood). Moreover, by examining samples of professional writing throughout the unit, you will see exemplary description in action and be able to emulate these models in your own work.

In the writer's workshop and in a project of your choice you will use descriptive techniques to communicate your connection to a place or series of places.