Write a Descriptive Paragraph
READ
Evergreen Chapters 1 & 2.
Evergreen Chapters 1 & 2.
WRITE
REFERRING PARTICULARLY to Evergreen pages 17-19, describe a family dinner
(yours, or a friends), which reveals elements of that familys culture. Your
writing must be vivid, to evoke an experience of each of our commonly-known 5
senses–smell, touch, hearing, sight and taste.
It is not enough to simply mention a sense, for example by saying the taste was
wonderful. What does wonderful mean? Nothing much. A good example
might be the wine was like acid on our tongues or the wine tasted as sweet as a
ripe cherry.
(yours, or a friends), which reveals elements of that familys culture. Your
writing must be vivid, to evoke an experience of each of our commonly-known 5
senses–smell, touch, hearing, sight and taste.
It is not enough to simply mention a sense, for example by saying the taste was
wonderful. What does wonderful mean? Nothing much. A good example
might be the wine was like acid on our tongues or the wine tasted as sweet as a
ripe cherry.
In your paper, provide at least 2 examples of each sense.
FISH CHEEKS is a good model for your own writing, but you need not write a
story or an essay. Writing a narrative is not even desirable if it leads you into
believing that its necessary and is sufficient. Writing description is all thats
FISH CHEEKS is a good model for your own writing, but you need not write a
story or an essay. Writing a narrative is not even desirable if it leads you into
believing that its necessary and is sufficient. Writing description is all thats
required. A scene, whether it be a family dinner, or something else, can be
described without telling a story.
Your paragraph must be 18-20 lines long. Less will not be accepted.
described without telling a story.
Your paragraph must be 18-20 lines long. Less will not be accepted.
FIRST, FREEWRITE OR BRAINSTORM
TO GENERATE IDEAS. Write your ideas on paper, preferably. Remember that
each item you jot down must involve one or more of the 5 senses.
TO GENERATE IDEAS. Write your ideas on paper, preferably. Remember that
each item you jot down must involve one or more of the 5 senses.
ADD YOUR FREEWRITING
AFTER WRITING your paragraph, skip a few lines and add your
freewriting/brainstorming, so I can evaluate how well youve used the process.
freewriting/brainstorming, so I can evaluate how well youve used the process.