due Friday, February 15, 2013 (Destination Description 1P)

UPDATE!!  THIS WILL BE DUE ON FEBRUARY 24, 2013 :-)

~~~~~~~>   NO CLASS ON 2-15-13   <~~~~~~~

I WILL BE WITH MY GRANDBABIES  FOR THE NEXT FEW DAYS 

PLEASE REMEMBER LITTLE MAX AND JAMIE IN YOUR PRAYERS.

This week's assignment is to write a 1 paragraph essay describing a destination.

Some of the brainstorming ideas from class were very intriguing! Remember, no amusement parks, museums, zoos, or theme parks.

Try to limit your "destination" in scope. For example, writing a 1-P essay about Mexico or France is a bit too much to cover. Think, instead, of cities, communities, National Parks, neighborhoods, villages, or boroughs.

Include:
All dress-ups and openers to date
T/C (and!! the clincher must match the TITLE in some obvious way)
DECORATIONS are extra credit
Vocabulary words are extra credit if they are used properly AND indicated properly
Formatting counts
NO banned words

Remember how we set up our KWO on the board in class? You should probably have too much information after your first brainstorming session. You can cross off ideas, highlight, circle, and even add extra notes to your KWO, if necessary.

A DESCRIPTIVE ESSAY should help the reader experience your "destination" or "location" with every sense . . . . . . .
What does it look like?
What sounds reach the ears?
What does it smell like?
How does it (physically) feel?
How does it (emotionally) feel?
Are there   tastes associated with your location?

Do not let your essay become just a list of attractions. That is not the goal. Describe, describe, describe. Make the reader see, smell, hear, taste, and feel just by reading your words.