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A Picture is Worth 1000 Words 1. Select a picture from samples distributed by your teacher. 2. Examine the picture for a few minutes, jotting down on a piece of scratch paper or in your notebook any features or details that you notice. 3. Consulting your notes as necessary, brainstorm about the possible events and characters this picture illustrates. As you organize your ideas, place the words or phrases under headings such as Character, Setting, Situation, and Vocabulary (see example ). 4. Write from one character's point of view. You may write about the character's feelings and thoughts, tell the story that leads up to the picture, or narrate the events that follow. You are encouraged not only to describe the picture but to invent an original story related to the event illustrated. 5. Remember the characteristics of narrative writing. o Focus on a clear, well-defined incident or series of related events. o Develop a plot, character, and setting with specific detail. o Order events clearly. o Use descriptions and dialogue as appropriate to develop setting and character. o Show events rather than just telling about them. o Establish and maintains a tone and point of view.

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Page 1: fmhsenglish.weebly.com · Web viewAs you organize your ideas, place the words or phrases under headings such as Character, Setting, Situation, and Vocabulary (see example). Write

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Picture is Worth 1000 Words

1. Select a picture from samples distributed by your teacher.

2. Examine the picture for a few minutes, jotting down on a piece of scratch paper or in your notebook any features or details that you notice.

3. Consulting your notes as necessary, brainstorm about the possible events and characters this picture illustrates. As you organize your ideas, place the words or phrases under headings such as Character, Setting, Situation, and Vocabulary (see example).

4. Write from one character's point of view. You may write about the character's feelings and thoughts, tell the story that leads up to the picture, or narrate the events that follow. You are encouraged not only to describe the picture but to invent an original story related to the event illustrated.

5. Remember the characteristics of narrative writing. o Focus on a clear, well-defined incident or series of related events.

o Develop a plot, character, and setting with specific detail.

o Order events clearly.

o Use descriptions and dialogue as appropriate to develop setting and character.

o Show events rather than just telling about them.

o Establish and maintains a tone and point of view.

o Use a logical and effective pattern of organization, such as chronological order, flashback, or flash-forward.

o Use transitional words and phrases to maintain coherence and establish sequence within and between paragraphs.

6. You will have additional class sessions for them to revise, type, and edit your papers.

Page 2: fmhsenglish.weebly.com · Web viewAs you organize your ideas, place the words or phrases under headings such as Character, Setting, Situation, and Vocabulary (see example). Write