Rules Rule
This is the Topic Clincher Rule.
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The topic sentence
and the clincher sentence
MUST
repeat or reflect
2-3 KEY words?
Example:
Clumsily he clawed up the cliff.
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Alliteration?
Name this opener:
Bravely, the knight risked his life to defend the king.
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an -ly opener (#3)?
She marched across the road.
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a strong verb?
This is the name for the people in a story.
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the characters?
Never__________ while looking at your__________
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Never speak while looking at your paper?
Example:
She walked into my office like a centipede with 98 missing legs.
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a simile?
Name this opener:
At the time of the Revolutionary War, America was ruled by a tyrannical king.
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a Prepositional opener (#3)?
She quickly walked across the road.
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an -ly adverb?
You should never use these in your Formal Critique Essay.
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I, me, my, us or you
This is the minimum rule for Dress-ups.
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One of each per paragraph?
Example:
All the world's a stage, ad all the men and women merely players.
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a metaphor?
Name this opener:
Even when we were in sin, God loved us.
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a Clausal opener (#5)?
She walked across the massive road.
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a quality adjective?
This is the problem, want, or need of the main character in the story.
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the conflict?
This is the rule for Key Word Outlines
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Only 3 Key Words per line;
numbers, symbols, & abbreviations don't count?
This decoration uses an interrogative.
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a question?
This is the most common way to begin a sentence.
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a subject opener (#1)?
She walked across the road, which wasn't busy, to get to the other side.
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a who-which clause?
This is the turning point of the story, or the event that leads to the conflict being solved.
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the climax?
This is the minimum rule for Sentence Openers.
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One of each per paragraph as possible; no more than 2 of the same in a row?
Example:
I was shocked. I couldn't believe it. What happened?
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The 3 SSS?
(Short Staccato Sentences)
Name this opener:
Feeling tired, he stopped for a quick rest.
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an -ing opener (#4)?
She walked across the road because she was dressed like a chicken.
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a because clause?
This is the goal of the Formal Critique; to tell the opinions and reactions of......
What is: the audience or the reader