看圖作文就是讓大家藉助於圖片和內容提示，通過細緻的觀察和聯想進行寫作。
［會考真題］2005年山西省（實驗區）試題"書面表達"：
觀察以下四幅圖畫寫一篇短文。要求：意思完整；語言規範；50-60詞。
［寫作指導］寫作步驟如下：
1. 讀圖。
即分析圖畫所提供的信息，充分發揮自己的想象力，正確理解圖中內容的確切含義。如圖1所示：父母親和"我"去公園。圖2：在公園裏划船。圖3："我"抓魚時不慎掉入水中。圖4：母親跳出水中把"我"救起。
2. 試寫。
即根據圖中情景及漢語提示來表達文章內容，充分發揮自己的實際水平，避難就易，一法不成，另找它途。如圖1所示：My parents and I went to the park. 圖2：We went boating on the lake. 圖3：i was catching the fish when I fell into the water. 圖4：My mother jumped into the water and saved me.
3. 擴寫。
即適當增加情節和過渡性詞語，把上述句子連貫起來。這裏的擴寫並不是毫無根據地簡單地通過想象把試寫內容拉長，而是緊緊圍繞圖片中心把試寫內容進行擴充。使內容更豐富、人物活動更形象、事情過程更具體，因而增強文章的感染力。力爭做到合理想象，用詞得當，句子結構及語法運用正確，條理清楚。
［參考例文］
last Sunday，my parents and i went to the park. We went boating on the water. There were some beautiful fish in the water. I couldn't help catching them. suddenly，I fell into the water. I was so frightened that I cried loudly. My mother jumped into the water at once and lifted me out of the water. I was saved. how dangerous the trip was！