In his book walden, henry david thoreau uses detailed imagery to describe the setting of his house. picture a place that is special to you; it could be your room at home, a park that you like to visit, or somewhere you have traveled. describe that special place in a few paragraphs, using imagery and detailed descriptions. to create imagery in your writing, try to use words that are associated with what you describe and connect them to why that spot is important to you.

Just across my school there is a park where I like to eat my lunch for it gives me peace of mind and tranquility. It also soothes my soul in many different ways and at many different levels. The park is all green and bushy; it was rows of benches with steel frames but wood tiles to sit on.

You can see people hurry across the park and it is that cluster of people rushing across the park which paradoxically contrasts with the sense of calmness that really bedazzle me. I wonder at how contrasting life can be, I can see people worrying in and out the park and at the same time I can see birds chirping and flapping merrily as blissfully ignorant strangers to any preoccupation or bit of hectic chaos.

I wonder at many things, but what really calls my attention is a big redwood standing majestically at the center of the park. I love the contrast that it also offers when it moves along inspired by the hissing music that the air composes as an ode to this almighty being. That contrast of brown, green and blue mesmerize my soul up to the brink of a catharsis worthy of a Shakespeare’s play.

Any time I need to cleanse my body and mind I go to see the “Big Friendly Musical Giant”, just as I like to call him, my friend the redwood.

  plan: i will begin with a quotation about the importance of unity in a community. then, i will state my claim that an activity will unite our school by creating a shared vision, purpose, and direction. in the body, i will use three main points that describe the different avenues the students can take: through a variety of clubs, through a special event, or through an awareness week. i will provide evidence about other towns that have unity activities and the kinds of events that they include. pictures will illustrate my three main points in action. for the ending, i will restate the main idea in a new way and pose a question to keep the audience thinking. 

the answer is d: message a character's thoughts