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2. Does the thesis state or hint at a dominant
impression?

3. Does the topic sentence of each body paragraph

direct the reader’s attention to a particular aspect

of the item, scene, or person being described?

4. Do the details in each body paragraph evoke

imagery of sight, sound, touch, taste, or smell?
5. Is spatial order used effectively?

6. Does the conclusion bring the reader back to a

thesis-level overall view of the subject and

reinforce the dominant impression?