Descriptive

The "Descriptive" essay is one in which you will write about something to which you can give a great amount of detail. The topic can be fictional or not, and the focus should be on three things: setting the scene, establishing the characters, and involving some (but only a little) action. Those three things do not have to be sequential; in fact, it is probably most effective if you integrate them throughout the story. Think Steinbeck... he does a great job of describing character and setting and uses actions to support those descriptions.

This piece will be due Friday (March 9th) and you will turn in:

1. A pre-writing part

2. An extensively edited draft

3. A final version.

Resources

• 1. Samples: http://grammar.about.com/od/developingparagraphs/a/samdescpars.htm

  2. List of links to sites about descriptive writing: http://www.webenglishteacher.com/descriptive.html

  3. Excellent tips and samples: http://www.time4writing.com/writing-resources/descriptive-essay/

1. http://www.brighthubeducation.com/help-with-writing/52605-how-to-write-a-5-paragraph-descriptive-essay/

   1. Choose best words: http://wps.ablongman.com/long_long_rw_2/43/11196/2866378.cw/index.html

2. http://leo.stcloudstate.edu/acadwrite/descriptive.html

• 1. Abbi's writing assignments: pdf and doc

Timeline:

1. Assigned on Monday, March 5

2. Due on Friday, March 9 OR Monday, March 12 w/ parent comment