For this assignment, you will write a descriptive essay about a monster of  your own creation. Your first step will be to generate a list of ten characteristics common to monsters. Then, you will plan and write a  descriptive essay including the following: what the monster looks like, what
the monster eats, where the monster lives, and what the monster’s  personality is like. In your essay, you need to use sensory descriptions and  imagery to describe your monster. See the following rubric:
Ten item list appears at the top of the assignment submission Ten item list uses descriptive language (See the Descriptive Language  website for more information about descriptive language).
Essay contains a clear introductory paragraph.
Three supporting paragraphs answer questions about what the monster
looks like, what the monster eats, where the monster lives, and what the
monster’s personality is like.
Essay contains strong sensory descriptions and vivid imagery.
Essay contains a clear concluding paragraph.
12-point Arial or Times New Roman font
Double spaced
One inch margins
Any text cited appropriately
Essay is free of spelling or word use errors.
Essay contains a mixture of simple, complex, and compound/complex
sentence structure.
Essay is free of run-on sentences or sentence fragments.
All punctuation is used appropriately.
All proper nouns and the beginnings of sentences are capitalized
appropriately.
All other standard English grammar, punctuation, and spelling are  followed.