HERE'S A GOOD ONLINE RESOURCE FOR THIS ESSAY: http://owl.english.purdue.edu/owl/resource/685/03/
For assignment #2, you will be writing a 3 page, (12 point, Times New Roman font, double-space) essay describing one of your neighbors, past or present.
Remember, this is a descriptive piece, so you should utilize all of your powers of description: sight, sound, smell, touch, taste. Your description should capture the minute as well as the global (one brick of the Great Wall, and the Great Wall from space).
For this essay, you must use at least one example of synesthesia. What is synesthesia, you ask? Good question...finding out is your homework for Wednesday.
Brainstorming is crucial with description: watch your neighbor carefully (if you are describing a current one), take creative notes, think of stories involving the person, ask family members for their impressions of the neighbor. The more vivid details you have on your subject, the easier it will be to write the essay.
Organization is also important with this genre. Organizing a descriptive essay can be difficult. Remember, this is not one long 3 page paragraph; this is a well-organized essay with a strong introduction, clear and coherent body paragraphs, and a dazzling conclusion.
You may use the first person for this essay.
What you are trying to do is to create a dominant impression, so that the reader gets an overall feeling of the person you are describing.
TIMELINE
4/12 Assignment #2 “My Crazy Neighbor” Rough Draft Due (Remember, no rough draft=no pass)
4/14 FURLOUGH DAY—NO CLASS
4/16 Assignment #2 “My Crazy Neighbor” Final Draft Due
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