| A Writer's Workshop: Crafting Paragraphs, Building Essays Bob Brannan,
Johnson County Community College
Picturing Places
Summary1.The key to writing an effective description is identifying the dominant impression. |
| | | 2.All the details in a description should relate somehow to the dominant impression. |
| | | 3.Use specific language to build descriptions. |
| | | 4.Use a range of sensory details in your descriptions. These will draw your reader in. |
| | | 5.Organize and delete details based on how they relate to the dominant impression. |
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