提交到turnitin查重系统中有很大部分是essay。本站整理了一些如何写essay的系列文章。这篇文章主要是讲解如何写好类比型或者分类型的论文（Description Essay）。
描述性的Essay有点像用语言画画，尽可能生动具体的将某类事物或概念的具象表现描写出来，让读者仿佛身临其境，这一类的文章在咱们的作业中并不是经常可以见到，因为描述性很强，我们在写论文的时候还是尽量将避免过多的“描述性的语句”，更多的应该是argue、criticize、compare和analyse。
例：Write an essay describing “逗比”.
这一类的文章主要注意以下几点：
1. 在描述论点的时候，要有选择性的挑选那些能支持你论点、立场的内容。
2. 有顺序，有逻辑的安排你的文章叙述结构。
3. 恰当运用描述性词语。描述一个概念的时候，请避免过大过宽的词，如：good, nice, bad, beautiful.
4. 下结论的时候，请确保它和文章的衔接性，自身的逻辑性和相关性。
A descriptive essay should create a vivid picture of the topic in the reader’s mind. You may need to write a descriptive essay for a class assignment or decide to write one as a fun writing challenge. Start by brainstorming ideas for the essay. Then, outline and write the essay using sensory detail and strong description. Always polish your essay and proofread it so it is at its best.
Choose a person to describe. One option for a topic is to describe a person that you know well in your life. This could be a family member like your mother or your father. It could also be a best friend, a coworker, or a mentor. Choose a person that you have a lot to write about so you have enough material for the essay.
- You could also choose a fictional person to write about, such as a character in a book, a story, or a play. You could write about a character on your favorite TV show or video game.
Pick a place or object to describe. Another option is to focus on a specific place or object that you have strong feelings about. This could be a place like your high school, your workplace, or your childhood home. You could also write about an important family heirloom or a gift from a friend.
- Another take on this option is to write about a made up place or object, such as the fantastical school in your favorite book or the magic wand from your favorite TV show.
Select an emotion to describe. Some descriptive essays are about an emotion that you connect to or relate to. You may choose a strong emotion like anger, loss, desire, or rage. You could then try to describe the emotion using your own experiences with it.
- You could also choose a more specific emotion, such as brotherly love or self-hatred. These emotions can make for powerful descriptive essays.
Make a list of sensory details about the topic. Once you have chosen your topic, draw five columns on a piece of paper or a word document on your computer. Then, label each column for the five senses, “touch,” “sight,” “sound,” “taste,” and “smell.” Write down as many details you can think of for the topic based on each sense. You can then use these notes in your essay.[4]
- For example, if you were writing about a person like your mother, you may write down under “sound” : “soft voice at night, clack of her shoes on the floor tiles, bang of the spoon when she cooks.”
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