Instructions
After completing the assigned readings, choose one of the following topics for your descriptive paragraph.

An object you cherish
Your childhood bedroom
Your worst enemy
A stranger in a crowd
A funny memory
A favorite place
Make an informal list of all the details you can think of related to your topic.  A listing template is provided. Look over your list and consider which details are the most descriptive, and the most effective for your main idea.

Write a fully developed paragraph in which you describe your topic using only the most effective descriptions from your list. Work to SHOW your topic to your readers rather than just tell about it.

Your final paragraph should be in MLA format (see page 691), have a clear topic sentence, include developed ideas to support the topic sentence, and a final wrap-up, or summary statement, as well as transitions throughout (T.E.S.T.).  In total, it should be 8-11 sentences long.