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Description. 1301 English Comp. Description. The expression, in vivid language, of what the five senses experience. Description. Supportive technique that develops part of an essay. The dominant technique used throughout an essay. Descriptive Options. Causal Analysis Essay

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  1. Description 1301 English Comp

  2. Description The expression, in vivid language, of what the five senses experience.

  3. Description Supportive technique that develops part of an essay. The dominant technique used throughout an essay.

  4. Descriptive Options Causal Analysis Essay Showing the consequences of an action. Argumentation-Persuasion Essay Urging more rigorous action. Process Analysis Explaining the pleasure of doing something. Narrative Essay Recounting a day in the life of someone.

  5. Description Best suited to objects A person An animal A place A time A phenomenon A concept

  6. Description Divided Objective Describe the subject in a straightforward and literal way Do not reveal your personal attitude or feeling. Subjective Convey a highly personal view of the subject Seek to elicit a strong emotional response Takes the form of a reflective piece or character study.

  7. The Tone Subjective depends on which way the writer wants the support to go. Objective language consists of the denotative language Neutral dictionary meanings Subjective language will inspire the reader to feel either outrage or support. Connotative dictionary meanings.

  8. Ideas for Writing Focus a descriptive essay around a dominant impression. Select the details to include. Stay focused. Be selective in the number of details. Organize the descriptive details. Sequenced spatially. Sequenced chronologically Emphatically Sensory Impressions Provide Signal Devices – about, next, worst of all)

  9. The Sentences Vary sentence structure. Do not use the same subject-verb pattern. Add descriptive elements

  10. Revise Overall Meaning and Structure Use the checklist on page 79 of the “Longman Reader.”

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