Friday, March 6, 2015

1. Discuss a descriptive essay.
Descriptive writing calls for close attention to details--details of sight and sound, sometimes even of smell, touch, and taste. 

2. Write a descriptive essay. Choose from the following topics or use an appropriate one of your own:

1. a waiting room
2. a basketball, baseball glove, or tennis racket
3. a cell phone
4. a treasured belonging
5. a laptop computer
6. a favorite restaurant
7. your dream house
8. your ideal roommate
9. a closet
10. your memory of a place that you visited as a child
11. a locker
12. an accident scene
13. a city bus or subway train
14. an unusual room
15. a child's secret hiding place
16. a bowl of fruit
17. an item left too long in your refrigerator
18. backstage during a play or a concert
19. a vase of flowers
20. a rest room in a service station
21. a street that leads to your home or school
22. your favorite food
23. the inside of a spaceship
24. the scene at a concert or athletic event
25. an art exhibit
26. an ideal apartment
27. your old neighborhood
28. a small town cemetery
29. a pizza
30. a pet
     
31. a photograph
32. a hospital emergency room
33. a particular friend or family member
34. a painting
35. a storefront window
36. an inspiring view
37. a work table
38. a character from a book, movie, or television program
39. a refrigerator or washing machine
40. a Halloween costume