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Descriptive Essay Outline

This outline provides guidance for writing a descriptive character sketch essay organized into five sections: Introduction, best characteristics, hobbies, sensory details, and conclusion. The introduction would describe the person's physical appearance and thesis statement. The best characteristics section gives three of the person's positive traits and examples. Their hobbies are then described along with details of how they engage in those activities. Sensory details about smells, sounds, and touches associated with the person follow. The conclusion recounts a favorite memory of the person that illustrates why they are treasured.

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Descriptive Essay Outline

This outline provides guidance for writing a descriptive character sketch essay organized into five sections: Introduction, best characteristics, hobbies, sensory details, and conclusion. The introduction would describe the person's physical appearance and thesis statement. The best characteristics section gives three of the person's positive traits and examples. Their hobbies are then described along with details of how they engage in those activities. Sensory details about smells, sounds, and touches associated with the person follow. The conclusion recounts a favorite memory of the person that illustrates why they are treasured.

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Descriptive Essay Character Sketch Outline

I. Introduction:
Use similes and descriptive adjectives to describe your person physically.
Use a good lead as an opening sentence. Use the optional sentence at the bottom of this
page or start with a question, a quote, an exclamation, a flashback, or an emotional
memory.
Lead sentence to hook your reader___________________________________________
A. Thesis Statement_________________________________________________
B. Physical Appearance______________________________________________
C. Detail/ simile____________________________________________________
D. Second physical attribute___________________________________________
E. Detail/simile_____________________________________________________
II. Best Characteristics:
Use prepositional phrases, setting, adjectives and give examples of the characteristic in
the person’s life. Include your interaction with the person. Use active verbs in this
section.
Topic Sentence:________________________________________________________
A. Characteristic #1 ______________________________________________
B. Examples and details of characteristic #1____________________________
C. Characteristic #2_______________________________________________
D. Examples and details of characteristic #2____________________________
E. Characteristic #3________________________________________________
F. Examples and details of characteristic #3_____________________________
III. Hobbies:
Describe the hobbies and give examples from the person’s life as to how they use them.
Include the setting and use adjectives and adverbs. Add some dialogue if you can.
Topic Sentence:___________________________________________________________
A. Hobby #1_______________________________________________________
B. Details for hobby #1 ( where, when, how, why, etc)_____________________
C. Hobby #2_______________________________________________________
D. Details for hobby #2______________________________________________
E. Hobby #3______________________________________________________
F. Details for hobby #3
IV. Sensory Details (smells, hear, touch)
Use similes, adjectives, and examples from their lives when giving the sensory detail.
Topic Sentence:____________________________________________________
A. Example_______________________________________________________
B. Example_______________________________________________________
C. Example_______________________________________________________
V. Conclusion: Favorite Memory
Use “I remember” statements to help build the conclusion.
A. Nicest memory__________________________________________________
B. Describe with details_____________________________________________
C. Detail_________________________________________________________
D. Feeling/one thing you like the most__________________________________
Optional Introductory lead sentence and thesis statement.
Sometimes in life we meet extraordinary people. There have been many special
people in my life, but one of the most precious people I have met is _______. I will
always treasure _________for many reasons.

You can also lead in with a question


An exclamation (Wow!)
A sentence about the past- When I think about what I’ve been through, I’m glad you are
in my life.
Quote by the person
Or an emotional beginning – “Because you loved me…”

Optional Concluding Sentence:


The overwhelming aura of _______is a feeling of ___________.

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