The descriptive essay. In many of your rough narrative drafts, I commented that you needed to slow down and provide visual imagery of the people, places, and events you discussed. Well, for this descriptive essay, you will be slowing down even more. By the time readers finish your descriptive essay, they should be able to visualize what you are describing in their minds. Like the narrative essay, your choice of topic for the descriptive essay is entirely up to you. You can choose to tell almost anything: a person, a place, or an object. Most students describe someone they are close to, like a grandparent, child, or pet. I’ve also seen essays about cars, military weapons, and fashion. But really, the choice is limitless. In this week’s discussion board, I will post an excellent example for you to read and use as inspiration.
This descriptive essay is also the first essay in this class that should be written using the traditional “college essay format.” Your piece must have an introduction with a thesis statement, several discrete paragraphs in the body, and a conclusion. For the descriptive essay, this format is relatively easy to follow. The introduction will contain the identification of the subject you are describing and its importance to you; each paragraph in the body will describe one individual aspect of the topic you have chosen; and in conclusion, you will restate the subject’s importance and sum everything up. On the next page, I am providing a link to a site that concisely explains the college essay format.
I hope you enjoy the sample descriptive essay I’ve posted on the discussion board; I’m looking forward to seeing your comments. And I’m also looking forward to your descriptive essay rough drafts. Try to use clever and vivid language in your description. You’ve already practiced this in the discussion board, where I asked you to write an original simile.
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