Descriptive Essay " high school level writing "

For this assignment, you will be responsible for describing three of the following: ​ a personal memory, an important historical event, a scene in a piece of visual art, a scene in a movie, a piece of music, a dream sequence, a geographical setting, a person, an object. ​ Provide detailed sensory observation of the thing which you are describing by exploring all aspects of your subject. In brainstorming for this essay, think about the qualities associated with the subject and how you might paint a vivid picture of your subject for someone who is unfamiliar with it. For a helpful guide on ways to describe, refer to "Pulsing the Tense" and "Splitting the Second" (Hoffman and Hoffman, 2017). ​ You may list each description, at a page per description, indicating with a centered title what it is you are describing, or you may FUSE each description into ONE essay (at three pages). ​ Please incorporate at least one of the following style techniques, explained in Adios, Strunk and White, into each of your descriptions, indicating your use of each technique with a footnote: ​ Freighting Telescoping Semicolon Colon Dash Dash Skewer Melted-together word Parentheses Superliteralism Metaphor (a direct comparison between two, seemingly dissimilar, things; eg.: "The sky was a giant, wide and monstrous.") Simile (an indirect comparison between two things using "like" or "as"; eg.: "The sky was as wide and monstrous as a giant.") Personalizing, Humbling Lens, Casting Lens, or Distancing Lens ​ The essay should following MLA formatting guidelines (see syllabus); it should be double-spaced and typed in Times New Roman font and should be three pages in length (at a page per description). ​ For the Assessment Rubric, click here. ​ Point Value: 15 points ​ +++ PERSONAL NARRATIVE ESSAY: Due Wednesday, March 21, 2018 For your second essay, you will be responsible for writing a personal narrative in which you tell a story about an event, or events, in your life that had/have a significant impact on you. It could be about an experience that was comedic or tragic, or somewhere in between; something you found (or find) difficult or challenging; the origins of an attitude or belief your hold; or a memory from your childhood that stays with you (see Seagull 59). ​ For guidance in brainstorming your story, which will include some element of personal reflection, see Seagull: W-10, pp. 58-61 and W-13, pp. 70-73. For a student example, click here. ​ Your essay should be told in first-person POV (Personalizing Lens) and it should incorporate at least one of the following style techniques, explained in Adios, into your overall narrative, indicating your use of each technique with a footnote: ​ Freighting Telescoping Semicolon Colon Dash Dash Skewer Melted-together word Parentheses Superliteralism Metaphor Simile One additional lens (Humbling, Casting, Distancing)