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©2003 Pearson Education, Inc., publishing as Longman Publishers.
Topic Eight
Description
To Accompany Composing with Confidence, 6/e &
Writing with Confidence, 7/e by Alan Meyers
PowerPoints by Rick Casper, Prestonsburg Community College
©2003 Pearson Education, Inc., publishing as Longman Publishers.
Good Description
Shows rather than just tells Uses sensory language (the five
senses) to make the person, place, or thing come alive
Creates a mental picture or movie for your reader
©2003 Pearson Education, Inc., publishing as Longman Publishers.
Organization
Use spatial organization Make clear who or what is being
described Arrange your description from top
to bottom, or left to right, or near to far
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Points to Remember
Try to avoid too much narration and concentrate instead on the five senses
Do not neglect internal feelings and senses like love, fear, excitement, and happiness
