Discovering Art: Descriptive Paragraph Writing
Learn to write captivating descriptive paragraphs about various subjects such as art, people, places, and objects. Explore different topics and traditional expressions to enhance your descriptive writing skills.
Discovering Art: Descriptive Paragraph Writing
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Describe • Traditional Expression • Since space order is often used in description, traditional • Expression indicating place or position can be useful: • Traditional Expression Indicating Place • Next to , near on top, beneath • Close, far toward away • Up down, between left, right center • Above, below front, back, middle
Exploring Online • http://www.artic.edu/aic/ Art Museum of Chicago: Find a work of art that intrigues you and describe it. • http://www.moma.org/ Museum of Modern Art: Find a work of art that intrigues you and wirte about it.
Suggested Topics for DescriptiveParagraph • 1.An unusual man or woman: for Example, an athlete an entertainer, someone with amazing hair or clothing, or a teacher you won’t forget • 2.A food, object, or scene from another country • 3.The face of someone in the news • 4.A tool or a machine you use at work. • 5.An animal, a bird, or an insect you have observed closely • 6.someome or something you found yourself staring at • 7.A photo of yourself as a child. • 8.A scene of peace (or of conflict)
Suggested Topics for DescriptiveParagraph • 9. A room that reveals something about its owner • 10.An intriguing out door scene • 11.A shop that sells only one type of item: cheese, computer software, Western boots, car parts, flowers • 12.An interesting person you have seen on campus • 13.A public place: emergency room, library, fast-food restaurant, town square, or theater lobby • 14.A neighborhood personality • 15.Writer’s choice