Descriptive Essay Topics 1. Write an essay describing your most embarrassing moment.

Before you write, decide what dominant impression you wish to create. The choose details that create that dominant impression. 2. Write an essay describing a person, place, or thing that scared you as a child or as an adult. Choose sensory details that make the reader feel as you felt. 3. Write an essay describing the best meal you have ever had. Paint a picture that makes the reader hungry. 4. Write an essay describing a beach during the daytime. Choose sensory details that make your reader feel as if they are at the beach for the day. 5. Write an essay describing something you find beautiful. Avoid using the word beautiful in your description; instead, use sensory words to convey the beauty and help your reader visualize the image.

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