Creative Writing Skills

Descriptive Essay

When writing a descriptive essay, focus clearly on the topic.  To achieve special effects, carefully choose your words.  Use nouns and verbs effectively, don't rely on adjectives and adverbs.  Remember that sight isn't your only sense!!  Use your other senses to describe images as well.

Discursive Essay

A Discursive essay is written to develop a point of view, and to discuss this point of view.  You must be convincing without being egotistical.  Research will be required, as you will need to substantiate your views.  Almost every issue we discuss has both pros and cons and you should acknowledge this, but make sure your point of view comes across more strongly.  Make sure your conclusion ties up with the introduction, otherwise you have drifted from the topic.  When planning, you might find it easier to use a table, one column for you point of view, the other for you proof.  

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