Descriptive Essay

1. Naming is NOT describing.

2. Describe ONE SPECIFIC person, place, or thing.

3. Anything that is not description should not be in the body of a Descriptive Essay. But it might fit well in the Introduction or the Conclusion.

4. Location of a person or thing is irrelevant to its description. Location can change. It may, however, be relevant to the description of a place.

5. Use descriptive words and phrases (ie. like adjectives), words that describe what you observe directly

See	Hear	Smell	Feel	Taste
few - many big - small long - short red - purple shiny - dull	loud - soft high - low harmonious dischordant	pleasant pungent disgusting putrid	hard - soft smooth - rough wet - dry sticky	sweet salty - spicy sour - bitter

and then what you can conclude about personality and attitude.

6. Use grouping and ordering.

7. Use paragraph form. A short essay should have three to seven paragraphs. The first should be an introduction and the last one a conclusion.