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College Writing Skills, Media Edition, 5/e
John Langan, Atlantic Community College

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Writing On- and Offline



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Activity 1: Describing a Hobby

Directions: Choose a hobby or interest that you might like to find out more about. Then, using the search engine of your choice, visit several websites that are related to your interest. Choose a site that you like and write a paragraph describing both the activity and the website to someone unfamiliar with both. What appeals to you about the activity? What makes the website fun, informative, and/or amusing to people who share your interest?


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Activity 2: Describing a Work of Art

Take a look at this picture. What sense impressions does it evoke in you? Besides sight, discuss as many of the senses as you can. Consider touch, hearing, smell, and taste.