Friday, November 1, 2019

Descriptive Essay Prompt


Descriptive Essay
Due Wednesday, 6 Nov. 2019

Write a 750-1000 word descriptive essay modeled after one of the three essays we’ve recently discussed:
  • “In Praise of the Humble Comma,” by Pico Iyer
  • “How it Feels to be Colored Me,” by Zora Neale Hurston
  • “Island for Sale,” by Liz Prato 
Your purpose is to use your powerful descriptive language to communicate a purpose greater than describing this object. If you choose to emulate Zora Neale Hurston, you may break your essay into sections (but you don’t need to). If you choose to emulate Liz Prato, you may make any structural or visual choices that capture the spirit of the essay as an advertisement (but you don’t need to). No matter which essay you choose to emulate, you should focus on descriptive writing.

This is a public document, which means it will be read by people who are not your teacher.

Typed. MLA (unless your advertisement works better in a different format).

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