Balloons Over Broadway Descriptive Writing

Balloons Over Broadway

Descriptive Writing Practice

Refer to these sentence starters and detail-generating questions.

Listen to the story, "Balloons Over Broadway".

Review the example segment.

Review the requirements.

Review past year's balloons.

Write your own & submit on ClassKick.

Past Year's Balloons

Get an idea of what is/has been in the parade.

Representations? Significant importance? Pop culture icon?

Segment Example

Write an elaborative segment about a balloon of your choice for the Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade.

"Making their way slowly down 34th St.'s parade route, returning for the 4th year in a row, are the highly acclaimed dogs from Bluey! The dogs soar among the clouds, looking slightly nervous to be so high in the sky above the crowd. Bluey is spotted with her Keepy Uppy balloon and Bingo is trailing behind, decked out in her usual attire!"

What would the parade announcers say?

Segment Example

Write an elaborative segment about a balloon of your choice for the Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade.

"Up next, feeling right at home among a crowd, is Steph Curry! This Warrior is seen sporting his usual jersey, drifting at a height of 153 feet - standing quite a bit taller than his real life measurements! The crowd goes wild seeing this balloon making its parade debut, bringing excitment to all the sports fans here in NYC and those watching at home!"

What would the parade announcers say?

Sentence Starter Ideas

• Hovering above the ground in Central Park...
• Next is the highly anticipated...
• Arriving right on time...
• Coming all the way from his home in...
• Struggling to keep his balance...
• Sailing past Broadway...
• High above the crowds...
• Nodding and waving to the crowd...
• Making its parade debut this year is...

Questions to help you write:1. What character does the balloon represent?2. What is the significant importance of the character? (sports, movie, books, TV, etc?) 3. How big is the balloon? 4. What is the balloon wearing/accessories? 5. What do people know about this balloon that you can play on/joke about?

Assignment Requirements

• At least 4 sentences
• "Entrance" sentence
• Descriptions about the balloon (looks like, its importance, etc)
• At least one simile/metaphor
• At least one piece of personification