Unit 3: Descriptive Writing

Nestled snuggly into the Blue Ridge Mountains was Ridgecrest, North Carolina. Getting there was no joke seeing as the ears popped every five minutes, but the scenery was beautiful.

In English 131 we are expected to meet four outcomes that will help improve our writing. Outcome One aims to demonstrate us how to adapt to various forms of audiences and styles of writing. Throughout this course, I have been oblivious on how to meet Outcome One, but with time I became more comfortable in meeting it. One of the key factors in meeting Outcome One is being able to adapt to an audience which can be done by utilizing the correct vocabulary, tone and style. Another factor to meet is to know to write in various forms of writing by using the components stated above, but also the organization of the text.

I have only been at Marist for a few days, but the many experiences I have had here made me realize how fortunate I am to be a part of this community. One of my favorite parts of being at Marist, at least while the weather is nice, is walking to class. The view of the Hudson River with the hills in the background and the train sometimes passing by is like a scene from a painting. It is such an enormous difference from what I have been used to my whole life. Gone are the days of having four minutes to walk between classes trying to push between tons of people in cramped hallways. At Marist, there are lots of students outside walking to class, jogging, driving, or biking. I really like the freedom of the campus where everyone is doing their own thing. It sometimes feels like walking through Central Park.

I hope that you don't mind me emailing you myself, my mom gave me your email and I figured it would be easier to email you directly versus talk through her.

My breath is fading, my face becomes red, My legs are becoming weak and useless, And my hair is now tangled to my head. All of my sweat make me look like a mess.

Gunshots, screaming, thumping of footsteps, sweat, heavy-breathing, heat, cold, puking, nerves running crazy--all common sounds and feelings felt by a cross country athlete. Cross country is a nerve-racking sport, along with good times, and making relationships with teammates that will last a lifetime.

At the summit of a small hill the traveller shrugs off his backpack, leaning the bulky object against a moss-draped rock to prevent his life spilling out of the barely zipped pockets and tumbling down the grassy hillside. Facing the lowering sun, he raises his hands above his head, fingers interlaced, and stretches his aching shoulders. Conscious of the many years that have gathered in his clicking joints, the same way the dust of so many beaten tracks is embedded in his faded canvas hat. It was blue once, a deep inky blue like the twilight sky just as the first stars are appearing, but the years of sun and rain and snow have drained its colour to a dirty smog-grey.

Writing scores vary for many different reasons. The score of a person can increase or decease due to their gender, race, socio economic status, type of school, type of program, and their scores on other academic studies. In this paper, I will analyze each criteria individually as well as its affect or significant in relation to writing.

My rubric is about scoring and evaluating stage II learners’ writing skills. The rubric will be interpreted from 0 to 3 points. This rubric will be measuring my learners' skills based on their ability to creating diverse English phrases relevant to the topic. During this exercise, learners will focus their thoughts and imagination based on the picture. Learners will be instructed to check their writing. They are required to write a story concerning what they see in the picture. For a successful writing, they should include the main idea, characters, and necessary details. They need to utilize descriptive word to show vivacity in the story. They should construct complete sentences with the use of correct capitalization and punctuation. The

Through someone’s aspect, it could be considered as the most efficient communicating tool of human being. On the other hand, some people may treat it as an irreplaceable expression of their emotion. Objectively speaking, “words” could definitely be concluded in both ways above, but in my opinion, using words is a privilege and honor. I use words to gain knowledge and words give me all kinds of possibilities of understanding new stuff when I intend to enhance my personal abilities.

Nostalgie. Forward then back and out, the sound travels across my tongue. Reminiscent of times past, it rolls and flows breathlessly, effortlessly. I am mesmerized. The French tongue captivates my interest, resonates with my being—my favorite word in this beautiful language.

“This is stupid,” Rafael groans as he and Sonny enters the changing area of a department store

Pow-wowing in your trainers whilst on the move, luggage in one hand, a handbag in the other and rushing to get to the airport: that's usually me. However, when I arrive to the airport, I usually find myself with ample time and quite frankly I had no need to move so fast! What does one do in such an instance? Well, if you're flying out from London Heathrow Airport's Terminal 3, there is only one place that you should be relaxing in and that's Oriel Grande Brasserie. Owned by the Casual Dining Group which also owns Café Rouge, Bella Italia, La Tasca, Las Inguanas etc., Oriel Grande Brasserie is definitely a special place to be in and in my view, a little bit better than the others in its group. It is located close to the entrance of the terminal and before the check-in desks, so its very easy to spot.

chair. I make my way to my room and I grab the picture frame that I placed on my night stand.

It was Halloween and, being the super mature teenager that I was, I went trick-or-treating. Going house to house and getting practically thrown at with candy just seemed entirely worth it. Considering I was 5,3, I wasn 't surprised that I could pull off being a 12-year-old for one night without calling attention to myself.