a topic/thesis details into some logical
List
details supporting thesis
Organize
order
Begin
1st draft
Intro/Conclusion-
Assignment- Descriptive Essay Write your own descriptive essay using a place familiar to you. a library study area a waiting room at a train station a small shop an internet bar a place in your hometown
As in a fond but dysfunctional family, Lou displays his affection through criticism and insults, and his customers respond in kind. If Lou ’ s had a slogan, it might be, ‚If I’m polite to you, ask yourself what’s wrong.‛
-Out-of-order neon sign
-Silent middle-aged couple
-Couldn’t see anyone in the kitchen
Assignment- Descriptive Essay
Organize
your list.
-by physical order: move from left to right, far to near ect.

Descriptive Essay

Make readers see, taste, hear, smell and feel. Give the reader a mental picture.
Pro essay- Intro Imagine a restaurant where your every whim is catered to, your every want satisfied, your every request granted without hesitation. The people on staff live to please you. They hover over you anxiously as you sample your selection, waiting for your judgment. Your pleasure is their delight, your dissatisfaction their dismay. Lou ’ s isn’t that kind of place.
-Size: Begin with large objects and work down to smaller ones -special order: use an order appropriate to your subject.
Assignment- Descriptive Essay
Develop
Descriptive Essay

Goal is to share an experience with the reader appealing to their senses. How does the last sentence about the fan appeal to the senses?
Question- body 1
Does the paragraph support the thesis? Do you get a sense of how Lou treats his costumers?
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Pro essay- example 3 ‚ Maaaaakeee someone happy … Make-makemaaakeeee someone happy, ‛ he croons as he lifts the steaming pot that has infused the room with the rich aroma of freshly brewed coffee. He carries it to the woman ’ s table, fills her cup, and drops two single-serving containers of half and half nearby. Sight___ Sound___ Taste__ Smell__ Touch___
Assignment- Descriptive Essay
Once
you have a thesis, make a list of as many details as you can to support your general impression.
-Tired workers at the counter
Question- example 1 Does the author have a thesis?
Can you picture this ‘perfect restaurant’ the author describes?
Pro essay- Body 1
At Lou ’ s Kosy Korner Koffee Shop, the mock abuse flows like a cup of spilled Folgers. Customers are yelled at, lectured, blamed, mocked, teased, and ignored. They pay for the privilege of pouring their own coffee and scrambling their own eggs.
Assignment- Descriptive Essay
Remember:
you need a thesis.
ie: The train station waiting room was frightening. The exam room was tense. The study room was quiet.
Assignment #4 Edits
Unity-
Ask the question…
Support-
If you see a paragraph with three sentences….. paragraph sentences….. if you see a with one or two
Types of writting
Description
Writing Descriptions
In the window was a fan.
The blades of the rusty window fan clattered and whirled as they blew out a stream of warm, soggy air.