TOPIC PROPOSAL Name: _________________________________________ 

DESCRIPTIVE ESSAY Date: ___________________________Block:_________ 

 
Answer the following questions completely as you prepare to write your descriptive essay. This 
proposal is due at the beginning of the next class. 
 
1.) What subject will your essay describe?   
Horseshoe Bay in Bermuda.  
 
2.) Will you describe this subject objectively or subjectively? Why? 
I will be describing this essay subjectively because I want to try and bring out the emotion 
that I felt. I don’t think I could bring out the same emotion if I wrote the essay objectively.  
 
 
 
 
3.) Why are you interested in this topic? Do you have a personal or professional connection to 
the subject? State at least one reason for your choice of topic. 
 
I am interested in Horseshoe Bay because I’ve always wanted to visit it and see it in person 
and I finally got to. I have a personal connection to this since the beach has always sparked 
emotion in me but that emotion only grew when I saw it in person. 
 
 
 
 
4.) Is this a significant topic of interest to others? Why? Who specifically might find it 
interesting, informative, or entertaining? What needs and expectations does your audience 
have?  
 
Yes, everyone knows about a beach if they have visited it or not, and I think it might give a 
new perspective to Horseshoe Bay. Someone who might find this interesting is the people 
who travel or like to learn about different cultures. The needs and expectations of my 
audience will be to describe as vividly possible the experience of visiting Horseshoe Bay.  
 
 
 
 
5.) What is the main purpose of your description? In one or two sentences describe the major 
effect you’d like your descriptive essay to have on your readers. What would you like for 
them to understand or “see” about your subject? 
 
The main purpose of the description will be to vividly describe Horseshoe Bay by appealing 
to the senses so more people can relate to it. I would like them to understand that 
Horseshoe bay is more than an attraction; it is also a sign of peace for the people of 
Bermuda. 
 
 
 
 
6.) List at least three details that you think will help clarify your subject for your readers. What 
details, facts, statistics, or descriptions will influence your readers the most? 
 
 The brownish color that glows in the sun. The ocean was so blue that nothing could 
compare to it. The sand was so soft it was like laying on a cloud. I think the details of 
Horseshoe Bay and discussing the peace it provides will help influence my reader to believe 
the strength that the beach provides is real.  
 
 
 
 
 
 
7.) What difficulties, if any, might arise during drafting? For example, what organizational 
strategy might you think about now that would allow you to guide your readers through 
your description in a coherent way? 
 
I think putting all the details together to create a good flow might be a difficult task. I will be 
doing chronological order; I think this is the best way because I will be talking about what I 
saw first and the lasting impression it gave me.