The purpose of a descriptive essay is to describe a person, place, or thing in such vivid detail that the reader can easily form a precise mental picture of what is being written about.
INTRODUCTION :
From general to specific
PARAGRAPH 1 :
We describe what we see: sight
PARAGRAPH 2:
We describe what we hear: Sound
PARAGRAPH 3:
We describe what we smell: Smelling
PARAGRAPH 4:
We describe what we taste: Taste
PARAGRAPH 5:
We describe what we touch: Feeling
Example:
Describe a school experience which has really marked you.
Introduction:
Among of the best souvenirs in life are school experiences which remain engraved in our memory for the rest of our lives. They symbolize innocence, spontaneity, and adventure. This is one of the unforgettable experiences I had when I was in my final year in primary school.
DESCRIPTION OF WHAT WE SEE: SIGHT
When I got to school, I could see crowds of students scattered in front the school entrance which looked clean, and some students were accompanied by their parents. There was a big board inside the school yard where the lists of the examinees were written. The teachers were grouped in front of the headmaster office, and were dressed formally.
DESCRIPTION OF WHAT WE HEAR: SOUND
I could hear the sounds of the teachers and the headmaster slamming his office door several times. The students were mostly silent not as usual probably because of the fear of the exam. I could hear a father advising his son what to do and what not to do, but his son did not seem to hear him. He was certainly absorbed in the exam, and was just nodding or shaking his head to answer his father.
DESCRITION OF WHAT WE SMELL: SMELL
When we came into the classrooms, I could smell different perfume the teachers and students were wearing. When our teacher handed the exam papers out, I could not believe my eyes when one of the students folded his exam paper and put it in his school bag. As soon the bell rang, he rushed out looking very happy as though he had done well in the exam. I was really astonished and bewildered.
DESCRITION OF WHAT WE TASTE: TASTE
It was the break and students were eating the food they had brought with them. I wasn’t hungry, so I just tasted the sandwich my mother had prepared for me. I didn’t enjoy eating the food because I was thinking about the second examination.
DESCRITION OF WHAT WE TOUCH: FEELING
When we finished exam and I left, my parents were waiting for me at the school entrance. They asked me how I took my exam, and to my surprise the classmate who put the exam paper in his pocket came running happily towards me. He took out his exam papers which were blank with no answers on them. He was caressing them with his fingers as if he had been feeling a cat’s fur, and told me that he had been looking forward to such an opportunity to own a typed paper even if it cost him to fail an exam.
Write about one of these topics:
- You went for a picnic with your friends. Write a description of what you did.
- Write about a school experience which has marked you.
- Describe a wedding party which you attended.
- Write about an embarrasing experience you had.