2. Description Essay Day One

3. Graphic Organizer (pg. 151) Intro Background, setting, dominant impression-thesis Body Spatial, chronological, least-most/most-least Conclusion Dominant impression, logical close for focus

4. Vantage Point (pg. 150) vantage point: point or position from which one writes a description fixed vantage point: you describe what you see from a particular position Ex. Stationary camera (same direction/angle) moving vantage point: you describe your subject from a number of different positions Ex. Hand-held camera (all angles)

5. Dominant Impression (pg. 148- 149) An effective description leaves the reader with a dominant impression- overall attitude, mood, or feeling about the subject. Can take many different forms: awe, inspiration, anger, or distaste. D.I. acts as the implied thesis or author’s main point

6. Method of Organization (pg. 150) Three types of organization Spatial: Systematically describe a subject from top to bottom, inside to outside, or near to far away. Or start from a central focus and work your way out. Ex. College campus, focus on a main building and then start describing the campus by working your way out.

7. Methods of Organization cont’d Chronological Order: works well for describing events or changes that occur in objects or places over a given period. Ex. Changes in a puppy’s behavior as it grows or a child as it grows Least-to-most or most-to-least Ex. Different smells in a flower garden or sounds of an orchestra tuning up

8. Descriptive Readings “I Survived Blackout” (159) “ Eating Chili Peppers” (144)