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Sunday, May 4, 2008

Igniting Your Writing - Activity

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How to Use Igniting Your Writing! .... 4
A. Word Play
1. Word Trade ............ 6
2. Sentence Stretch .... 8
3. Sentence Shrink ... 10
4. Flip It! (Word Order) ........ 12
B. Parts of Speech: Part of Writing
1. Action! (Verbs) .... 14
2. What Is This? (Nouns) ...... 16
3. Tell Us More About It (Adjectives) ............ 18
4. How Did You Do That? (Adverbs) ............. 20
C. Mind Quest
1. Roaming Idea Hunt ........... 22
2. Stationary Idea Hunt ......... 24
3. Create A Character ............ 26
4. Create A Place ...... 28
D. Lively Language
1. Simile and the World Similes With You (Comparisons) ...... 30
2. Megawatt Writing (Intensity) ........ 32
3. Understatement .... 34
4. In Other Words .... 36
E. Special Features
1. Get a Grip (Titles) ............. 38
2. Opening Hook ..... 40
3. Whose Point of View? ...... 42
4. Let’s Talk (Dialogue) ....... 44
F. Even Better: Revision
1. The Minus Sign (Cutting) .............. 46
2. The Plus Sign (Expanding) ............ 48
3. I Can Fix That For You ..... 50
4. Nobody’s Perfect .............. 52
Teacher’s Guide ..... 54
Problems Chart ...... 80
Strengths Chart...... 81

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