Descriptive Research Paper Topics

List of 100 Descriptive Research Paper Topics

1. A bad day
2. A challenge overcome
3. A childhood memory/favorite toy
4. A day at the beach/museum
5. A dream/nightmare
6. A failure
7. A favorite place/food
8. A forest/beach/garden
9. A haunted place
10. A hobby

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11. A lesson taught by life
12. A life-changing experience
13. A major achievement
14. A pet
15. A phobia
16. A photograph/painting
17. A road/camping trip
18. A snowy/rainy/sunny day
19. A sport
20. A stranger in the crowd
21. A train or bus ride
22. An addiction
23. An antique store/A souvenir
24. An unsolved mystery
25. Choose a piece of food to eat; then, write a description of it that includes the way it looks, smells and tastes.
26. Daydreaming
27. Describe a famous person that you would like to meet.
28. Describe a friend’s or family member’s house where you enjoy spending time.
29. Describe a memorable concert you attended.
30. Describe a memorable trip you took.
31. Describe a memory of someone whom you miss.
32. Describe a museum that you’ve visited recently.
33. Describe a peaceful place that you’ve visited.
34. Describe a place that exists only in your imagination.
35. Describe a place where your pet likes spending time.
36. Describe a place you have dreamed about that doesn’t exist in real life.
37. Describe a smartphone to a time traveler from the 1900s.
38. Describe a special time that you and your family had together.
39. Describe a time that something totally unexpected happened.
40. Describe a time that you felt excited.
41. Describe a time that you felt scared.
42. Describe a time you met someone famous.
43. Describe an object that has been in your family for a long time.
44. Describe an object that is special to you.
45. Describe an outdoor place that you know well.
46. Describe each of your family members.
47. Describe how you get around (for example: a bicycle, skateboard, sneakers, your parents’ car, the school bus).
48. Describe one aspect of someone that you like (for example: laugh, style of dress, words that the person likes to use, etc.)
49. Describe one of your favorite outfits.
50. Describe one of your friends.
51. Describe one of your happiest memories.
52. Describe one of your most embarrassing moments.
53. Describe one of your most memorable first days of school.
54. Describe one of your saddest memories.
55. Describe some of your favorite places in your hometown.
56. Describe someone whom you miss.
57. Describe something that you would bury in a time capsule to tell people about what life is like today.
58. Describe the average human to an alien who has never before seen a person.
59. Describe the first time you met one of your friends.
60. Describe the house in which you grew up.
61. Describe what the first house on the moon would look like.
62. Describe your best summer vacation.
63. Describe your favorite person.
64. Describe your favorite piece of furniture where you like to spend time and relax.
65. Describe your favorite place.
66. Describe your favorite store.
67. Describe your favorite teacher’s classroom.
68. Describe your favorite toy as a child.
69. Describe your ideal bedroom.
70. Describe your oldest memory.
71. Describe your perfect fantasy vacation destination.
72. Describe your pet.
73. Describe yourself to someone who has never met you.
74. Falling in love
75. First time of flying in an airplane
76. Getting lost in a new/own city
77. Give a tour of one room in your house by describing the most important objects in that room.
78. Graduation
79. Learning a new language
80. Look at some old family photos and describe an older family member as he or she was when at your age.
81. Meeting a celebrity
82. Meeting an old friend/reunion
83. Meeting someone new
84. Moving to a new city
85. The birth of a sibling
86. The experience of sky diving (or any adventure)
87. The first experience of cooking
88. The most embarrassing moment of your life
89. Traveling
90. What scares you the most
91. World’s greatest wonder
92. Your best friend/family
93. Your dreams about future
94. Your favorite book/movie/song/television character
95. Your favorite vacation
96. Your first job/house/car
97. Your first performance/speech/date/kiss
98. Your hero/teacher/idol
99. Your ideal day
100. Your old neighborhood