Connectors
The first thing you have to pay attention to when you write a composition is: what type of essay you are required to write, since each of them has its own characteristics...
This school year you are going to revise or learn some of them. In this unit we are going to focus on descriptive essays.
Do not start writing you essay straightaway, you should write a draft before. Write down all ideas you may have, this will help your writing; and this way your essay will be more coherent and more organized.
It is essential when you write an essay to pay attention to coherence: connectors and linking words are absolutely necessary to provide this. Make sure you learn how to use them
Writing activity
As you get started on your descriptive essay, it's important for you to
identify what you want to describe. Often, a descriptive essay will focus on
portraying a person, a place and sometimes a pet
Writing a descriptive essay can be a rich and rewarding experience, but it can also feel a bit complicated. It's helpful, therefore, to keep a quick checklist of the essential questions to keep in mind as you plan, draft, and revise your essay. Here you have some hints:
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- Plan your descriptive composition
What or who do you want to describe
What is your reason for writing this description?
What are the particular qualities do you want to focus on?
- Draft your descriptive composition
Paragraph 1 Who or what you are going to write about.
Paragraph 2 Physical description
Paragraph 3 Information about personality or about what this place means to you
Conclusion Choose a suitable closing sentence or sentences