1. H OW TO WRITE A D ESCRIPTIVE ESSAY 10 th -12 th grade

2. Look carefully at the writing assignment. For example: Describe a successful person First : always describe the person. Second : look at your question. What will be the second step in the example above

3. That’s Right! To describe that person’s success as well! You must pay close attention to the question!

4. B RAIN STORMING : Think of the person you want to describe and then write down everything that comes to mind connected to him/her

5. FOR EXAMPLE: My mother a teacher sense of humor sensitivefriendly

6. F IRST PARAGRAPH : Your first paragraph is the opening in which you introduce the person you chose and explain your choice

7. S ECOND PARAGRAPH In the second paragraph use your brainstorming to describe the person physical appearance, personality, attitudes, behavior interests, hobbies, profession, etc.

8. T HIRD PARAGRAPH : In this paragraph you follow the instructions of the specific question. Thus, our previous example instructs us to describe the person’s success. We do it here!

9. FOURTH PARAGRAPH This is your closing paragraph: express your personal attitude towards the person. How you feel about him/her, how he/she has influenced you, etc.

10. O PENING VS CLOSING o Tells the reader what is the essay about. o Introduces the person that is going to be described o Presents the writer’s choice o Gives a summary of the essay o Presents the writer’s attitude towards the person o Relates to that person’s influence on the writer Opening paragraphClosing paragraph

11. B EFORE HANDING IN YOUR ESSAY : Make sure that you don’t have any spelling or grammar mistakes

12. E NJOY YOUR WRITING !