3 Story Starters (FOCUS on SETTING)

The wind was gently playing with her hair, and she had never felt such happiness before. Smiling, she walked ___________ .  With complete confidence she ____________ .

WHERE IS SHE, WHAT'S HAPPENING, AND WHAT HAPPENS NEXT?

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After all that he still kept running. Sweat dripped onto ______________ , but this made no difference.  He was determined.

WHAT HAPPENED BEFORE THE START OF THE STORY  "After that?"
WHERE IS HE, WHAT'S HAPPENING, AND WHAT HAPPENS NEXT?

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Why was it so dark in the room? Toby took a tentative step toward the light switch.  Could he find it in the dark? Just as his hand touched the switch, __________________.

WHERE IS HE, WHAT'S HAPPENING, AND WHAT HAPPENS NEXT?

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SSJ Writers Mark Homework Reminder for Wednesday, September 1, 2021

What a lovely lagniappe class! We reviewed formatting, KWO basics, and banned words.

Homework:

1) Complete your banned word exercise from class - Make ALL those sentences better.

2) Complete your Cool Cat - Siberian Tiger KWO*. Be ready to "talk it back" in class. Always hand write your KWOs.

* KWO = Key Word Outline

In attendance were:

Sarah
Kat
Stein
Julian
Andre
Kael
Aiden

Essay Styles Review (Lesson Plan Overview for 2021-22)

 MAIN GROUPS:

• Narrative  tells a story/conveys an experience (4 types)

• Descriptive creates an image 

• Expository explains, informs, describes  a topic in a clear, correct fashion (analytical)

• Compare & Contrast a type of analytical + descriptive essay 

• Persuasive/Argumentative

• Research  a type of informative essay

• Literary Analysis

• Personal Improvement resume, letters

 

1) KWO to Essay (from source text, audio or video source, real time lectures, from brainstorming)

2) Resume

4) Basic Essay Model introduction, body, and conclusion. TT/CC

3) Writing w/ Creative Constraints

4) Narrative 

5) Letter (handwritten & friendly-formal)

6) Informative (no opinions)

SUBSETS: research, bio, historical, definition

7) Expository (like informative but MAY contain opinion) SUBSETS: descriptive, proces, comparison, cause/effect, problem/solution, analytical                                                            

8) Research (subset of Informative,&/or Expository &/or Persuasive) 

9) Descriptive (show v. tell)

10) Persuasive (logos, pathos, ethos)  Unique Persuasive Format

11) Argumentative heavily LOGOS (subset: Cause & Effect) 

12) Analytical/Analysis (analysis of data, literature, character)  <-our focus

SUBSET:  critical essay - a form of academic writing that analyzes, interprets, and/or evaluates a text. 

SUBSET:  explicatory essay - examines sentences, passages, poems, verses or text from longer literary works to explain & interpret in detail. It requires a close reading of the material. Sharp focus needed because content is relatively small.

SUBSET:  compare & contrast

13) Review (book, movie, game)

Book review form to be used. 

Book for 2021: Winged Watchman

Book for 2022:  TBA

14) Compare/Contrast (can be informative -w/ no opinion)

15) Speech (introduction, roadmap, 3 points, recap, conclusion)

16) P.O.V. (Personification, Anthropomorphism, Creative)

17) Poetry  (Haiku, Where I’m From, Psalms & Prayers*)

18) SSJ class: Exegesis (a type of explicatory essay but w/ theological & philosophical depth) ATO: Classification

19) SSJ class: Apologetics

20) Essays for Tests (& homework answers)

21) Timed Essays (strategies and application)

22) Lagniappe Process (How to, Sequential, Instructive) AKA Process Analysis                                                              

Lagniappe Sequential (Paul Harvey)                              

Lagniappe Reflective (analytical + descriptive)

Lagniappe Rogerian Argument