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NOTICE:
TDESCRIPTIVE ARAGRAPH
HONOR TATEMENT
REWRITING EMPLATE
There are 4 steps for this assignment: Planning (1), Rough Draft (2), Revised Draft (3),
and Edited Draft (4).
In order to complete the writing assignment correctly and to receive the maximum
amount of points for your work, you must complete all 4 steps.
Points will be deducted for any missing step.
Review the assignment instructions and the grading rubric carefully to ensure that you
have completed all of the required elements before submitting your prewriting
assignment.
Read and sign this honor statement prior to submitting your assignment:
By typing my name in the space provided, I certify that all words and ideas in my writing
assignment are mine alone, and, if I used another person’s words or ideas (by summarizing,
paraphrasing, or directly quoting), I gave credit to that author, and I also put quotation marks
around any direct quotations.
By signing my name, I also understand that, if I have copied someone else’s ideas or words, I
have plagiarized, and I understand that the penalty for plagiarism is course failure.
Student Name: _____________________Kaitlin Holden ____________________
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Step 1: Descriptive Paragraph Planning
Directions: Choose one of the writing prompts below. Then, complete all of the elements of the
planning; otherwise, the content of your piece will not be accurate.
Writing Prompts: Write a paragraph describing your favorite restaurant. First decide on a
dominant impression. Use spatial organization, and emphasize the senses of sight and smell.
OR
Do you have or have you had a pet? Write a paragraph describing your pet’s physical and
behavioral characteristics. Decide what your dominant impression will be. Use sensory details.
Topic: Nino’s Pizza
Overall Impression/Point: A small but delicious Italian family owned restaurant in an itty
bitty small town.
Audience: People looking for delicious Italian food. People looking for a decent restaurant
to eat out as a family.
Purpose: To inform and to persuade.
Topic Sentence: In a itty bitty small town called Callao in Virginia there is this restaurant
called Nino’s pizza it may be small but it’s a delicious Italian family owned restaurant.
Vantage Point: Fixed in one place
Spatial Order: Outside To In
Brainstorm Sensory Details:
Sights: small off the road, Italian scenes on the wall, a mirror that covers some of
the right wall, a buffet across a wall, small and big tables all around, the sight of
pizza being cooked, of people enjoying their food and grabbing takeout orders.
Sounds: People talking, People placing their order, Waitress talking to customers.
Tastes: delicious assortment of Italian dishes and American classics
Textures: Crispy fries and pizza crust. Gooey melted cheese
Smells: Smells of different foods all around, the smell of pizza cooking.
Plan: Topic Sentence: In a itty bitty small town called Callao in Virginia there is this
restaurant called Nino’s pizza it may be small but it’s a delicious Italian family owned
restaurant.
Support 1: A restaurant that is small.
Details: - Big red sign and a big parking lot.
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-Italian scenes on the wall with a big mirror on one side.
- Small and big tables all around.
Support 2: The different smells filled the air.
Details: -The smell of delicious pizza.
-The smell of different types of food.
Support 3: Different sounds filled the air.
Details: - The conversation going on at different tables.
-The orders being placed.
-The waitress conversations.
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Step 2: Descriptive Paragraph Rough Draft
Directions: Write a rough draft that follows your paragraph plan, beginning with your topic
sentence. Do not worry about spelling or grammar; just let your thoughts flow. End with a good
concluding sentence that restates your controlling idea or expresses a thought that restates your
dominant impression. It must be at least 200 words, no less and not too much more.
In a itty bitty small town called Callao in Virginia there is this restaurant called Nino’s
pizza it may be small but it’s a delicious Italian family owned restaurant. When you first pull in
you pull into a big parking lot with tons of cars. Usually it’s super packed sometimes day’s when
you come in it’s hard to get a table. There is a big red sign that goes across the store that says
Nino’s Pizza. When you walk in there is Italian scenes all over the place. Once you get passed
the wall you can see all the small and big tables sort around the restaurant. On one of the walls
there is a mirror that takes most of the wall up. Also, there is a buffet which they do on the
weekdays from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. There are all types of different smells that fill the room. When
you enter the restaurant, you can see them cooking the pizza as their cooking the smell of
delicious pizza fills the room. They cook Italian and American foods the smell of these delicious
food is all around. Everyone at all the different tables have different types of foods they are
eating. The smell of all the foods combine is the best smell, the smell of deliciousness and once
you put in your mouth you can taste that deliciousness. When you taste the gooey cheese off the
pizza or the crispy crust. No matter what you try every time you taste their foods its delicious.
The sounds that go through this restaurant is amazing. From old to young you have conversations
going on and about eleven tables filled with people. Families out for dinner together, old friends
catching up or co-workers just enjoying some together. No matter what this place is a big family
place and it’s such a charming place to sit down and enjoy a nice meal.
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Step 3: Descriptive Paragraph Revised Draft
Directions: Copy your Descriptive Paragraph Rough Draft (from above) and paste it below,
click on “Tools” or “Review” if you are using Microsoft Word, and hit “Track Changes.” This is so
your instructor can see all the changes you make. Begin reading through your rough draft
and make changes to the content as you see fit. Add more descriptive words if needed or delete
irrelevant ones that do not help create your dominant impression. Add transitional words or
phrases to help the paragraph flow in a logical order. Then, save the draft with the changes.
In a itty bitty small town called Callao in Virginia there is this restaurant called Nino’s
pizza it may be small but it’s a delicious Italian family owned restaurant. When you first pull in
you pull into a big parking lot with tons of cars. Usually it’s super packed sometimes day’s when
you come in it’s hard to get a table. There is a big red sign that goes across the store that says
Nino’s Pizza. When you walk in there is Italian scenes all over the place. Once you get passed
the wall you can see all the small and big tables sorted around the restaurant. On one of the
walls there is a mirror that takes most of the wall up. Also, there is a buffet which they do on the
weekdays from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. There are all types of different smells that fill the room. When
you enter the restaurant, you can see them cooking the pizza as their cooking the smell of
delicious pizza fills the room. They cook Italian and American foods the smell of these delicious
food is all around. Everyone at all the different tables have different types of foods they are
eating. The smell of all the foods combine is the best smell, the smell of deliciousness and once
you put in your mouth you can taste that deliciousness. When you taste the gooey cheese off the
pizza or the crispy crust. No matter what you try every time you taste their foods its wonderful.
delicious. The sounds that go through this restaurant is amazing. From old to young you have
conversations going on at and about eleven tables filled with people. Families out for dinner
together, old friends catching up or co-workers just enjoying some time together. No matter
what this place is a big family place and it’s such a charming place to sit down and enjoy a nice
meal.
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Step 4: Descriptive Paragraph Edited Draft
Directions: Turn off the “Track Changes” feature. Copy your Descriptive Paragraph Revised Draft,
paste it below, click on “Tools” or “Review” if you are using Microsoft Word, and make sure you
turn on the “Track Changes” feature. Edit for any spelling, punctuation, or grammatical errors.
Focus especially on the concepts you have recently studied. Save these changes.
NOTE: Use of contractions (can’t, won’t, doesn’t, etc.) and second person (any form of the
pronoun “you”) is strictly prohibited and will result in loss of points on writing
assignments.
In a itty bitty small town called Callao in Virginia there is this restaurant called Nino’s pizza it
may be small but it’s a delicious Italian family owned restaurant. When you first pull in you pull into a
big parking lot with tons of cars. Usually it’s super packed some day’s when you come in it’s hard to get a
table. There is a big red sign that goes across the store that says Nino’s Pizza. When you walk in there is
Italian scenes all over the place. Once you get passed the wall you can see all the small and big tables
sorted around the restaurant. On one of the walls there is a mirror that takes most of the wall up. Also,
there is a buffet which they do on the weekdays from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. There are all types of different
smells that fill the room. When you enter the restaurant, you can see them cooking the pizza as their
cooking the smell of delicious pizza fills the room. They cook Italian and American foods the smell of
these delicious food is all around. Everyone at all the different tables have different types of foods they
are eating. The smell of all the foods combine is the best smell, the smell of deliciousness and once you
put in your mouth you can taste that deliciousness. When you taste the gooey cheese off the pizza or the
crispy crust. No matter what you try every time you taste their foods it’s wonderful. The sounds that go
through this restaurant is amazing. From old to young you have conversations going on at eleven tables
filled with people. Families out for dinner together, old friends catching up or co-workers just enjoying
some time together. No matter what this place is a big family place and it’s such a charming place to sit
down and enjoy a nice meal.
