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- 1. How to Write aHow to Write a Descriptive EssayDescriptive Essay 94AG010 Balto94AG010 Balto Source:Source: http://www.writeexpress.com/descripthttp://www.writeexpress.com/descript ive-essay.htmlive-essay.html
- 2. What do you want to describe?What do you want to describe? • A personA person • A placeA place • A memoryA memory • A experienceA experience • A objectA object
- 3. Why are you writing yourWhy are you writing your descriptive essay?descriptive essay? • Find your particularlyFind your particularly reasonreason for writing descriptivefor writing descriptive essay.essay. • Getting in touch with this reasonGetting in touch with this reason can help you focuscan help you focus your description and imbue your language with ayour description and imbue your language with a particular perspective or emotion.particular perspective or emotion. • Ex: If you want to describe your grandfather, You'veEx: If you want to describe your grandfather, You've chosen to write about your grandfather'schosen to write about your grandfather's physicalphysical appearanceappearance and the way thatand the way that he interacts with peoplehe interacts with people..
- 4. How should you write yourHow should you write your description?description? • It's the famous saying:It's the famous saying: show don't tellshow don't tell.. • Ex1:Ex1: I grew tired after dinner.I grew tired after dinner. • Ex2:Ex2: As I leaned back and rested my head against the top of the chair, myAs I leaned back and rested my head against the top of the chair, my eyelids began to feel heavy, and the edges of the empty plate in front of me blurredeyelids began to feel heavy, and the edges of the empty plate in front of me blurred with the white tablecloth.with the white tablecloth. • The first sentenceThe first sentence tellstells readers that you grew tiredreaders that you grew tired after dinner. The second sentenceafter dinner. The second sentence showsshows readers thatreaders that you grew tired. The most effective descriptive essaysyou grew tired. The most effective descriptive essays are loaded with suchare loaded with such showingshowing because they enablebecause they enable readers toreaders to imagine or experienceimagine or experience something forsomething for themselves.themselves.
- 5. Focus on the five sensesFocus on the five senses • sightsight • soundsound • smellsmell • touchtouch • tastetaste • When you focus your descriptions on the senses, youWhen you focus your descriptions on the senses, you provideprovide vivid and specificvivid and specific detailsdetails thatthat showshow youryour readers rather thanreaders rather than telltell your readers what you areyour readers what you are describing.describing.
- 6. Quick tips for writing yourQuick tips for writing your descriptive essaydescriptive essay • Planning your descriptive essay:Planning your descriptive essay: • WhatWhat oror whowho do you want to describe?do you want to describe? • What is yourWhat is your reasonreason for writing your description?for writing your description? • What are theWhat are the particular qualitiesparticular qualities that you want to focus on?that you want to focus on? Drafting your descriptive essay:Drafting your descriptive essay: • WhatWhat sights, sounds, smells, tastes, and texturessights, sounds, smells, tastes, and textures are important for developing yourare important for developing your description?description? • WhichWhich detailsdetails can you include to ensure that your readers gain a vivid impressioncan you include to ensure that your readers gain a vivid impression imbued with your emotion or perspective?imbued with your emotion or perspective? Revising your descriptive essay:Revising your descriptive essay: • Have you provided enoughHave you provided enough detailsdetails and descriptions to enable your readers to gain aand descriptions to enable your readers to gain a complete and vivid perception?complete and vivid perception? • Have you left out anyHave you left out any minor but important detailsminor but important details?? • Have you used words that convey yourHave you used words that convey your emotionemotion oror perspectiveperspective?? • Are there anyAre there any unnecessary detailsunnecessary details in your description?in your description? • Does each paragraph of your essayDoes each paragraph of your essay focus on one aspectfocus on one aspect of your description?of your description? • Are you paragraphs ordered in the mostAre you paragraphs ordered in the most affective wayaffective way??
- 7. Quick tips for writing yourQuick tips for writing your descriptive essaydescriptive essay • Planning your descriptive essay:Planning your descriptive essay: • WhatWhat oror whowho do you want to describe?do you want to describe? • What is yourWhat is your reasonreason for writing your description?for writing your description? • What are theWhat are the particular qualitiesparticular qualities that you want to focus on?that you want to focus on? Drafting your descriptive essay:Drafting your descriptive essay: • WhatWhat sights, sounds, smells, tastes, and texturessights, sounds, smells, tastes, and textures are important for developing yourare important for developing your description?description? • WhichWhich detailsdetails can you include to ensure that your readers gain a vivid impressioncan you include to ensure that your readers gain a vivid impression imbued with your emotion or perspective?imbued with your emotion or perspective? Revising your descriptive essay:Revising your descriptive essay: • Have you provided enoughHave you provided enough detailsdetails and descriptions to enable your readers to gain aand descriptions to enable your readers to gain a complete and vivid perception?complete and vivid perception? • Have you left out anyHave you left out any minor but important detailsminor but important details?? • Have you used words that convey yourHave you used words that convey your emotionemotion oror perspectiveperspective?? • Are there anyAre there any unnecessary detailsunnecessary details in your description?in your description? • Does each paragraph of your essayDoes each paragraph of your essay focus on one aspectfocus on one aspect of your description?of your description? • Are you paragraphs ordered in the mostAre you paragraphs ordered in the most affective wayaffective way??