Descriptive research papers are like two-headed monsters from legends. They pursue two different and sometimes even contradictory aims: to describe emotions and events, like they are presented in the works of art. At the same time, descriptive research papers should stick to analytical structure and academic thinking.
 
Contradictory? Yes. Complex? Very likely. But still, descriptive research papers can delight in their own way, allowing you to relax from strict rules of ordinary academic writing. Thus, descriptive research papers are like legendary monsters: dreadful in words and easy beatable in reality.
 
Between mind and heart
 
The writing process should bring pleasure – this is the basic concept of academic writing. So, our task is to organize it so that to enjoy, at least as much as it is possible to enjoy working on an assignment.
Like every work of art, descriptive research papers should have some emotional content, so try to recall:

• emotions that you felt;
• thoughts and feelings you would like to share;
• events you would like to recollect.

Between structure and “diving”
 
There are two main approaches to writing a descriptive research paper. We have talked about emotions, now it is time to return to analytical thinking.
 
The first approach is brainstorming. Take a pen, a sheet of paper, and write down everything you would like to say in the form of theses. Read it again, choose your best ideas, organize them logically and voila – an outline of your descriptive research paper is ready. Now you need only to write down the text itself.
 
The second approach is called deep diving. You begin with the text first and then write everything you think fit. This technique is especially useful when describing events and emotions. After you finish writing, you need to read the text, edit and revise it.
 
And finally, check some general tips for writing descriptive research papers:

• Use imaginative language. You are to make your reader feel.
• Stay realistic. You are always welcome to use imagination, but a research paper is intended to examine real events
• Describe your senses thoroughly. After all, it is a descriptive research paper.

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