Sit in a crowded public place like a zoo, ski resort or public library. Write down in your notebook the conversations you overhear, the sights you see, the sounds you hear, the colors and textures of...

Sit in a crowded public place like a zoo, ski resort or public library. Write down in your notebook the conversations you overhear, the sights you see, the sounds you hear, the colors and textures of physical objects around you. Discuss in class which of the observed details that you should include in a description of the place. How could you give people a sense of what it was like to be there? What overriding impression would you convey in a descriptive lead or story?