Descriptive Essay Model

Model

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Best Information Strategy

Identify the senses relating to the topic.

• Sight
• Touch
• Hearing
• Smell
• Taste

Is your description objective?

Is your description subjective?

Do you need specific information to support your description

• Facts or statistics
• Historical context
• Other background

Possible Sources

• Background information sources
  • Oxford English Dictionary
• Other sources for articles on a topic
  • Academic Search Complete.
  • Expanded Academic Index.
  • Gale Reference Center Gold .
• Advanced Databases
  • Choose subject specific database from the complete list is on All Databases or the selected list by subject at Databases by Subject.