Question: Please answer in full and in correct formatting. Will give a good rating - Assignment Details Crafting a strong sentence, using vivid vocabulary, and writing
Please answer in full and in correct formatting. Will give a good rating
- Assignment Details Crafting a strong sentence, using vivid vocabulary, and writing with clarity are all vital skills, but the ability to creatively describe a person, ascene, or even an entire world is often what sets writers apart. Imagine Harry Potter without J.K. Rowling's vivid descriptions of Hogwarts or The Lord of the Rings without J. R. R, Tolkien's depiction of Middle Earth? Andwhilethese are rather grand examples of writers who excel at describing scenes, worlds, and characters, the importance of descriptive writing for all writers can't be understated. Complete the following steps: Step 1: Be an Observer and Find Your Muse The focus of this assignment is on descriptive writing, so only describe. Your writing should not include names, plot, or explanation that is not required as part of the description. Keep the following in mind: * You must write about something you have observed. (Do not write about dragons, fantasy, sci-fi, or other imaginary things. Do not write about ideas such as love, peace, or fate.) Keep this writing grounded in what is real, what is around you, what you observe. Start your thinking and planning by talking a walk. Read the following "Unplug\" box and then go for a walk: We spend enough time in front of a computer screen, so, to begin this assignment, shut down your computer, leave your smartphone at home, grab some paper and a pen, and head out into your world. Be an observer. A good writer is an observer, a student of life. Take your time. Notice the small things you may have previously passed by without a second look. Look up. Look down. Take a seat on a bench in the park and watch. Just watch. Let your subject come to you. Then, when something grabs your attention, begin to jot down notes describing what you see. Think about all the characteristics of this person/thing/scene and all the sensesthat can be used to describe it (smell, taste, sight, hearing, touch). Step 2: Describe What You Have Observed Now, take the notes you created when you were observing and use your recorded thoughts and details to create a descriptive passage that places your reader in that setting, in that experience. Allow your reader 1o see, feel, hear, touch, and and maybe even taste what you observed. o Make use of everything you've learned so far about strong, effective writing: o Think about poetic devices that can enhance your description. o Use active verbs, strong diction, concision, andfluency, o Build a cohesive description rather than a list of traits. e Consider how best lo organize your description. For example, you might describe a person focusing on the whole and then narrow your focus down to a small detail, or you might describe a setting (e.g. a child's playground) as though you were walking through it or from the perspective of a child discovering each new part of the playground. Take your time and revise your writing until you're happy with it, and then submit your descriptive writing to the dropbox. Assignment Checklist (& You are challenged to keep your description to only one page (approximately 250 words double-spaced). Be concise and make every word count. (& Focus on concision, language style, clarity, use of devices, and fluency when crafting your description. (@ Revise and proofread. Remember that writing is a process, one that requires you to continually improve your work over several rounds of revision, so take your time with this. Even though this is a short assignment, you'll want to be sure each word is just right! You will be evaluated on the following: creativity, diction, concision, organization of ideas # use of imagery and poetic/iterary devices ~ wiiting conventions and mechanics