Basketball Descriptive Writing

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The time of the year has come again, the basketball season comes and goes in a blink of the eye. Come with me on our journey through this season with five main parts that compare quite well with the five essays I wrote for Composition I. Many sections last for longer than others, but all fit well together to make the experience better and your success in the future. My first essay, the autobiographical, correlates with the actual season of basketball. I got to describe the season from my point of view. It is the longest part of the year and takes much out of you. Going day to day, the struggle lasts for months on end until you can get a break. The paper I had a hard time getting into it and I struggled for a while figuring out what I wanted …show more content…

When we made the state tournament this year, I tried to take in every tiny detail that was presented in front of me. In the same way, the descriptive essay places all the information I remember of my experience of the baseball clubhouse. The memories are similar and will always be in my mind. The other way they are comparative is that they both last a short amount of time in the long run and next to the other parts. While the basketball season is almost all year round, but the playoffs only last about a month of the year. This essay was shorter than the rest and seemed to go by quickly. It was also easier to do because when having many descriptors it makes the paper seem shorter and easier to do. At the state tournament we did not have to worry about school because many of us had already done our work ahead of …show more content…

When the season first begins, especially the first two weeks of practice, the team begins to learn the plays over and each individual figures out what his piece is on the team. This is where the team tries to define what their identity is. Practices can also get hard at this time because so many drills need to be fit into a small amount of time and most of the conditioning of the season happens then too. In the essay, I got to define what a word meant to me. Time became a factor in this one because I could not get into the paper and struggled at times. It also makes finding other works that support my claim hard when it is based off of what I think. My last individual paper, the social commentary, relates with the offseason during basketball. The paper takes a large amount of time. Many parts are needed when looking for supporting my side of the argument. During the process it became a drag because of the repetition of not finding papers that support what I am saying. Just like the paper, the offseason can become long and hard to stay on task. I could get lost in not very much action and then realize I had to get ready for the season because it was only a month away. The paper the timeline was shorter but it had the same

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