STUDENTS WRITE

Heatstroke with a Side of Burn Cream

TED SAWCHUCK

Ted Sawchuck, a journalism student at the University of Maryland at College Park, wrote this essay in response to an assignment in one of his classes. He was asked to describe a workplace situation that he had experienced. As you read, study the annotations and pay particular attention to Sawchuck’s use of sensory language that helps you see and feel what he has experienced.