1. Descriptive Essay Vacation Brochure

2. Intro Grab your audience’s attention with a creative hook! Introduce your vacation destination with basic information: what it is, where it is located, etc. About three sentences in length

3. Body Describe your vacation destination in detail. Things to think about: What can people do there? Is it a resort, a theme park, a campground, etc.? What is the surrounding environment like? What makes it unique and special? Don’t forget to include three examples of figurative language.

4. Figurative Language Simile: Compares two things using the word like or as The branch curved like a claw. He is busy as a bee. Metaphor: Compares two things without using the word like or as Her eyes were flashlights in the dark. You are what you eat. Personification: A nonhuman thing is given human characteristics. The leaves gossiped among themselves. My teddy bear hugged me. Hyperbole: An exaggeration My heart hit the floor. I’m so hungry I could eat a cow. Idiom: An expression that means something other than the literal meanings of its individual words A piece of cake. It’s raining cats and dogs. Alliteration: The repetition of beginning consonant sounds The kids rode a carousel of cartoon characters. Pete’s pretty puppy… Onomatopoeia: Words that sound like the noise they name Snap! Crackle! Pop! The crackling bag crumpled in his fist.

5. Conclusion End by restating a few of the better qualities your vacation destination offers. About three sentences in length