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How To Write A Descriptive Essay

This document provides tips for writing a descriptive essay in 3 paragraphs. It begins by explaining the importance of identifying what will be described, the purpose of the description, and focusing on sights, sounds, smells, touch, and taste. Next, it discusses showing rather than telling details in the description and drafting the essay. Finally, the document covers revising the descriptive essay to include enough vivid details, convey emotion, focus each paragraph, and order paragraphs effectively.

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How To Write A Descriptive Essay

This document provides tips for writing a descriptive essay in 3 paragraphs. It begins by explaining the importance of identifying what will be described, the purpose of the description, and focusing on sights, sounds, smells, touch, and taste. Next, it discusses showing rather than telling details in the description and drafting the essay. Finally, the document covers revising the descriptive essay to include enough vivid details, convey emotion, focus each paragraph, and order paragraphs effectively.

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HOW TO WRITE A

DESCRIPTIVE ESSAY
1. What do you want to describe?

It is important for you to identify exactly what you


want to describe.

a person
a place
a memory
an experience
an object
2. Why are you writing your descriptive
essay?

It helps you focus your description and imbue


your language with a particular perspective or
emotion.
3. How should you write your description?

SHOW DON'T TELL

But what's the difference between showing and telling?

For example :

a) I grew tired after dinner.

b) As 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 blurred with the white
tablecloth.
The best way to create a vivid experience for your
readers is to focus on the five senses.

Sight

Sound

Smell

Touch

taste
TIPS FOR WRITING
DESCRIPTIVE ESSAY
1. Planning your descriptive essay:

What or who do you want to


describe?

What is your reason for writing your


description?

What are the particular qualities that


you want to focus on?
2. Drafting your descriptive essay:

What sights, sounds, smells, tastes, and


textures are important for developing your
description?

Which details can you include in that


essay
3. Revising your descriptive essay:

Have you provided enough details and


descriptions to enable your readers to gain a
complete and vivid perception?

Have you left out any minor but important


details?

Have you used words that convey your emotion or


perspective?
Does each paragraph of your essay
focus on one aspect of your
description?

Are you paragraphs ordered in the


most affective way?

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