Writing Project
Write a Family Description Illustration of the pen icon

WRITING PROMPT Write descriptions of family members to put in a family album. Say something special about each person. Share your description with a friend.

Photograph of a little girl looking at a goldfish in a fishbowl
Family Words

  • grandfather

  • grandmother

  • father

  • mother

  • brother

  • sister

  • uncle

  • aunt

Plan and Write

  • 1 PLAN YOUR DESCRIPTION

    Think about each person in your family or other people you know. Make a chart like this one. It will help you decide what to say about each person.

    Here is Mikhail’s chart.

    Who?What the Person LikesWhat the Person HasWhereSomething Special About the Person
    motherflowersflower presskitchengood at growing flowers
    sisterfishfishbowlbedroomgreat with pets

  • 2 WRITE A FAMILY DESCRIPTION

    Use the detail chart to write descriptions for your album. Write 3 complete sentences about each person.

    My Family
    by Mikhail

    My mother likes flowers. She has a flower press. She’s going to teach a class about flowers, too.

    Photograph of a pressed flower