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 Posted: Wed Sep 23, 2009 8:49 pm
I've had a week to write a 3-5 page descriptive essay, which includes a main theme.
I consider myself a gifted writer.
However, I seem to have stumbled across a problem.
I can't think of a single thing to write about.
It can't be a story.. I fail to see the purpose of writing or reading 3-5 pages if it isn't a story.
It has to be of an emotional experience, the example my instructor gave is 911. I was too young at the time to feel much of an emotional impact.
I'm not asking you to relay information about my life that you obviously don't have. Nor am I asking you to do my homework. I'm just having a lot of trouble brainstorming.
Any feedback would be nice, even if its gibberish and you just want some gold for replying haha.
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Posted: Wed Sep 23, 2009 9:01 pm
It could be good emotional experiences, too, maybe like the first time you went to a water park or somethin'.
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Posted: Wed Sep 23, 2009 9:26 pm
Yeah, 911 isn't a good example if your suggesting it to people who weren't affected, or didn't really understand it at the time. I had to something similar last year, with the emotional experience. The way my teacher described it was something that had an effect on you, as in, changed your outlook or perspective on life. Made you think differently about something, whether it was particularly significant or not. (though for 3-5 pages it might have to be).
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Posted: Wed Sep 23, 2009 9:45 pm
Well, if it is an essay on an emotional experience, start thinking about what emotion you want to express. Happiness, sadness, frustration, anger, surprise, just pick one. You could even use confusion (much as you are feeling now). Next, take some small time to brainstorm. Think about experiences you've had which made you feel that emotion. I'm sure one is bound to stick out. Then you should get to writing (started is half finished).
I'd suggest the following format:
First (introductory) paragraph
-Introduce yourself (reader needs to know whose experience this is)
-Tell which emotion you're writing about
-Tell what situation you are talking about which made you feel the emotion (simply and straightforward)
Body Paragraphs
-Explain the situation in detail
-Explain how it made you feel in detail (dynamic vocabulary helps)
- Explain why the situation made you feel that way
-Relate your feelings to how you think others may have reacted in your place to the situation
-Explain how you feel about the situation now as opposed to then, or if you feel the same
Tip: Try to make the reader understand you.
Closing paragraph:
-Breifly review what you said in the body
-End with a conclusive statement about the situation and your feelings.
I hope this helps a bit.
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Posted: Wed Sep 30, 2009 6:57 am
Since this is old, you probably finished your essay. But, I have some helpful advice. You CAN make it a story, because it is a story about an emotional experience. Have you lost a friend? Have you experience church? What about a summer camp? A first day of high school? A funeral? A Christmas? All of those things are experiences that impact life. Anything that happened. For example, once i had to write a piece i would record and i relived a part of my life where i had to deal with a loss of a friend who had a heart problem- something close and personal because I have one. You could write your experience in the form of a story if you want to, but I guess you'll have state its true somewhere in the beginning. Also, you shouldn't wait until the last minute either so you can get it edited and looked over. I think its always fun to see what other people think... just i don't do that with my songs as much because they are too personal for others to see.
I am a senior journalism major and I love to write.
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