Select a cultural narrative that you want to write about. Consider narratives that you have a personal connection with and can write descriptively about. For example, if you are a woman who has experienced a situation in life where you believe you were paid less or treated differently because of your gender, you may choose to express a feminist cultural narrative through a descriptive essay.
Remember a powerful experience connected with the cultural narrative you have chosen to write about. Remember that the power of a descriptive essay is in its relaying of observations and detailed descriptions, rather than facts and statistics. Draw your reader in to your essay with colorful, descriptive writing about your experience.
Create an outline for your essay. Use your experience as your introduction. Generate three or four main points about your chosen cultural narrative that you want to present in your essay. Write down three or four additional experiences or observations that you can connect with your main points so that each point is illustrated with a personal observation or experience. Present the findings or arguments of others that have written about your chosen cultural narrative.
Write your paper, working your way from the introduction, through your main points and ending with a well-written, descriptive conclusion. Edit your paper for grammar, spelling and consistency. Make sure you have written about all of the points on your outline. Prepare your bibliography alphabetically according to your instructor's chosen style guidelines.
Ask a friend or classmate to read your paper for spelling, grammar and consistency errors you may have missed. Edit your paper one additional time before turning it in.