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Descriptive writing The descriptive essay presents a word-picture of persons, places, objects, and emotions. The writer uses a careful selection of specific and concrete details to make a clear dominant impression on the reader. A descriptive essay can be objective or subjective and the writers purpose is to involve the reader enough so that s/he can actually visualize what is being described. The best description appeals to the five senses sight, sound, touch, smell, and taste. As you work on your own descriptive essay, the main thing to remember is this rule show, dont tell. 1. Description of a person Principles Descriptions of people may focus on the various aspects of the people described 一 their physical appearance, style of clothing, their character and personality, their interests and behavior. What you select to describe depends on your topic and purpose. Describe clearly. To make a description of a person clear to the reader, the writer must include a sufficient number of details that are specific, See Sample A Select only appropriate details. You dont have to describe every single detail about the person. You should select only those details that present a dominant impression. A common plan for arranging details presents the subjecfs most outstanding characteristics first and then fills in the lesser ination, See Sample B Make your descriptions vivid. See sample C Task 1 Read to learn about writing Sample A Remember that you cant write good descriptions without being specific. The following is a typical example of the descriptive essay, in which the writer Loe Dobbs uses specific details to create a portrait of his father who has affected his life greatly. “Terrific Work” I grew up in Childress, Texas, a town of nearly 8,000, where Dad had a farm-machinery business. I hauled hay, picked potatoes and did other chores, but my father always insisted that schoolwork come first. He may not have had much al education 一 Dad left school in the eighth grade 一 but he possessed a world of knowledge. He was a voracious reader who was smarter about current affairs than anyone I knew. At the dinner table he pushed me to think and to defend my opinions. These discussions sparked in me an intense curiosity about the world and taught me the importance of attaining the best education I could. It also helped that Dad believed praise was a more powerful motivator than criticism. When I brought home a good report card, he would say, Terrific work and that was enough to inspire me to bring home an even better one next time. This approach proved successful, and when it came time for me to go to college, I was lucky enough to be accepted by Harvard. Honesty was supremely important to Dad. He stressed that an honest life is an honorable life. I always remember him telling me, Say what you mean and mean what you say. My father has been gone thirty years now, but he still lives on in me and my children. I tried to ra