Now that you have had the chance to learn about descriptive essays, it’s time to see one in practice. Below, you’ll see a traditional or typical sample descriptive essay from a beginning writing class. In this assignment, the student was asked to write an essay describing an important day, such as a first date, and to follow MLA guidelines in the essay.
Click the image below to open a PDF of the sample paper. The strategies and techniques the author used have been noted for you.
