Introductions
Name the 3 parts of an effective introduction.
When you set up the main character(s), the setting, and other important context.
Exposition
""Just like a moth drawn to a flame
Oh, you lured me in, I couldn't sense the pain"
Stitiches by Shawn Mendes
Simile
What will we be doing at the end of class today?
Lesson Evaluation and Feedback Form
What is the purpose of background information? Why is it important to set the context?
To not only tell the reader what your topic is but also to motivate them to know why your topic is important or meaningful.
The most important moment. The point where the conflict changes.
Climax
Silly Sally swiftly shooed seven silly sheep. The seven silly sheep Silly Sally shooed shilly-shallied south. These sheep shouldn't sleep in a shack.
Alliteration
According to journalist Steven Dubner, in 1997 kids were 100 times more likely to die due to drowning residential pools than to gun violence.
Evidence
What is the purpose of a hook? What key thing do the best hooks do?
To catch the reader's attention. Highlight a key puzzle, mystery, or contradiction in the topic.
Resolution
Mosquito at my ear—
does he think
I’m deaf?
Kobayashi Issa
Imagery
Name a type of hook. You cannot name statement, fact, question, or quotation hooks!
The events that build up to as well as happen after the major event.
Rising Action
Falling Action
How can we make this thesis better?
Dogs are better than cats because they are cuter and are better friends.
Variety of answers
What does Jack always say you should do when writing about an event in narrative writing and he wants more information?
Add detail and description! Describe your environment, your thoughts and motivations.
I am silver and exact. I have no preconceptions.
Whatever I see I swallow immediately
Just as it is, unmisted by love or dislike.
I am not cruel, only truthful ‚
The eye of a little god, four-cornered.
The Mirror by Sylvia Plath
Personification
What was the moral of the story in Fish Cheeks by Amy Tan?
Always be proud of your cultural heritage. Don't hide it trying to be a different person.