eng21 Descriptive Paragra

Descriptive Paragraph

If a narrative paragraph illustrates a story, a descriptive paragraph paints a “word picture.”

Visit a place you have never gone before and write a paragraph describing it. It is best to visit a place that is different from your culture (for instance, a Chinese restaurant, or a mosque, or a synagogue). Or you can visit a park from a different neighborhood, or a classroom whose subject is not in your interest.

Jot down details about the place while you are there or very soon after you leave.

Decide on a dominant impression you want to convey of the place. (For example, “The mosque is full of mystery and beauty”). This dominant impression will be your topic sentence.

After your dominant impression, describe the place, but only use those details that will support the impression.

Your essay needs a title, which will be the place of interest. For example, “The Mosque”.

The descriptive paragraph is due Thursday, February 28.