Descriptions Assignment

Projects: Travel Book
Description


Now that you’re getting a sense of how to write a travel story in class, let’s take a look at what your author is doing well.

Step 1: Find a short description (about half a page to a page) of a person, a feeling, or a place that is powerful. Find a passage that makes this feeling, character or place come to life! Now, copy the description (Xerox or hand write it) and include the page number.

Step 2: Now do one of the following:

A. Think about what specific words work well and really invigorate the writing. Write a found poem about the description using these words from the text and your own words.
(Should be at least fifteen thoughtful lines). Decorate this poem.

B. Illustrate the description. If you choose this option make sure you are an artist!! We want you to capture the beauty of the words with your art. You may use any medium of your choice to do this (but it must be your won work). Try to go beyond the literal description and find the essence.

C. Write your own description of the same place/feeling/person. Use words and sentence structures that are vastly different than the original author (don’t just break out the thesaurus). Be creative!!

D. Critique the description. What specifically worked well? Which words were the most powerful and why? How would you describe the mood of the description? How does the author feel? You must use specific examples from the text to support your conclusions. (1page minimum)

Step 3: Attach the copy of the description to your work. This must be included for us to know what we are looking at!!!

PS: Please format your writing correctly (typed, double space, 12 pt font)

You will be graded on:

A copy of the passage is turned in: ______/10
Assignment shows thoughtful connection to the author’s writing: ______/30
Care and effort: ______/10

Total ______/50