Descriptive essay on one of the provided topics

Choose one of the assigned topics below. Your essay must have these components: (1) an introduction, (2) body, (3) conclusion, (4) thesis statement, (5) good development, (6) topic sentences, and (7) transition words. Your paper must be double-spaced, 800 words, and written in Times New Roman, 12-point font. You must cite your main source (primary source) and adhere to MLA style formatting. Do not plagiarize or use AI to write your essay. You may also use your structural elements and literary terms handouts (located in Lessons folder), any symbolism or literary dictionary, or The Literary Reference Center in Galileo to help you gain a deeper meaning of the text. TOPICS Writing Topics for Description Essay Choose a character from a book, movie, or video game who you think is interesting. Write a descriptive essay conveying what makes this character so special. Locate some photographs of your relatives. Describe three of these pictures, including details that provide insight into the lives of the people you discuss. Use your descriptive passages to support a thesis about your family. Select an object you are familiar with and write an objective description of it. Include a visual. Assume you are writing an email to someone in another country who knows little about life in the United States. Describe to this person something you consider typically American – for example, a state fair or a food court in a shopping mall. Describe your neighborhood to a visitor who knows nothing about it. Include as much specific detail as you can. After reading “Trevor, Pray,” write a description of a sight or scene that fascinated, surprised, or shocked you. Your description should explain why you were so deeply affected by what you saw. Write a 3-page essay (700-800 words) responding to one of the topics using your own thoughts, ideas, experiences, and observations. Do NOT conduct research for this essay. Use MLA Format (see Section 5 of the Handbook in Start Here folder for heading information). GUIDELINES Introduction (at least 7-8 sentences) ___Your introduction should be about five to six sentences long (including your thesis). ___Preferably, your thesis should have three clear points. You may have a two-point thesis, but you still need to have three body paragraphs. ___Mention the name of the author and the authors work. Body Paragraphs (at least 9-10 sentences) A standard essay has three body paragraphs. YOU MUST ANALYZE SOMETHING!! DONT SUMMARIZE!! ___Each body paragraph should start with a transition word and have a topic sentence. Most paragraphs are about 9-10 lines long. ___ All body paragraphs should have well-developed examples. Write precise, thorough examples to prove your thesis. ___Transition words (meanwhile, furthermore, therefore, finally, first, second, in conclusion) ___Topic sentences ___ You must have at least one in-text citation per body paragraph (no more than two in-text citations per body paragraph, including blended or direct with signal phrases, quotation marks, and parentheticals). If your source is online, then you must download your source and number the pages. You must have page numbers to format your parentheticals Conclusion (at 6-7 sentences) ___Your conclusion should restate the main idea of your essay in an interesting way Grammar and Mechanics ___ No glaring grammar mistakes (fragments, agreement issues, verb tense shifts, run-ons, comma splices, wordiness, awkward sentence structures, no comma errors or punctuation errors, misspelled, no grammar and mechanics related errors) ___ Mature vocabulary, diction, and syntax are evident ___ Sentence structure shows control and some variety Audience and Tone ___ Academic papers require the use of formal language ___ Avoid slang language (no text message language) ___Use the third person point of view (he, she, one, a person, etc.), not the first-person point of view (I), or the second person point of view (you) Works Cited Page ___You must have a works cited page.