descriptive writing rubric

September 18, 2006 at 9:33 am · Filed under Journalistic Writing




Think of pages 20 & 21 as a rubric. If you do all of those things well, you’ll write a good descriptive essay (and maybe even get a good grade).

  • sense of purpose. Are you writing to inform, persuade, entertain?
  • use some senses
  • use concrete details
  • include quotes or dialogue
  • make comparisons (similes, metaphors, allusions)
  • structure the story well so it’s easy to read
  • have a thesis (implicit or explicit). What’s the dominant impression you want to leave with the readers?

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