Essay Writing

Assignments will be a continuation of a writing process. You will construct your essay by answering the following prompt, which will be given at the beginning of each homework assignment. This is a step-by-step process, so if you are unfamiliar with what a descriptive essay is, do not worry. By the end of Module 4, you will have a much better understanding of a descriptive essay and will have written one successfully. As long as you read the textbook, lecture notes, and complete the activities, you will not encounter much difficulty.

Prompt: In the next four modules, you will write a descriptive essay about a specific place that you know well and have observed. You will construct a traditional, five-paragraph essay (introductory paragraph, three body paragraphs, and concluding paragraph).

Choose one of the following places or another that you can think of:

• Bedroom

• Department store

• Doctor's office

• Electronics store

• Gas station

• Grocery store

• High school classroom

• Library

• Pet shop

• Place of employment

• Post office

1. The first step in the writing process is prewriting. Choose a place that interests you and that you know well.

2.Next, make a list of as many details as you can to describe that place.

3. Then, try to see if any details can be grouped together. Using the numbers (1), (2), and (3), number those details according to where they should appear in the body paragraphs. For example, group (1) would appear in the first body paragraph, group (2) would appear in the second body paragraph, and group (3) would appear in the third body paragraph.

4. Create an outline using the model below. You will skip the introduction and conclusion sections and return to them in later modules. Focus on the body section for now.