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Word that shows action or state of being
Run, swim, jump, be, appear, seem, feel
There are numerous verb tenses: Present tense, past tense, future tense,
present perfect tense, past perfect tense,future perfect tense, present progressive,
past progressive, future progressive, presentperfect progressive, past perfectprogressive, future perfect progressive,emphatic
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Present actionI want to eat pizza right now.
Action that happens over and overI eat pizza almost every day.
Scientific facts and other things that arealways true (literature included)
Eating twenty-five pizzas a day is not goodfor you.
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Less dynamic Downplays or ignores doer of action
The ball was hit and a run was scored. Thescore was kept and eventually the gamewas won. Strong emotions were felt bythe fans and much applause was heard.
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The doer of action is unimportant orunknown
School is canceled today! (Who cares whocanceled it?)
You want to be polite or avoid soundingbossy
Your application was rejected.
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You want to emphasize that thing youretalking about more than the personperforming the action
This big blue ribbon will be given to the
winner.
You are writing in an impersonal,
scientific manner
The mice were separated into two groups.
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As a chiropractor I constantly remind
people that a good nights rest providesone of the most important and oftenoverlooked aspects of health.
As a chiropractor I constantly remindpeople of the importance of a good
nights rest as an overlooked aspect ofhealth.
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Word used to show a relationshipbetween noun/pronoun and anotherword in the sentence
Tell us something about where something is,
when something happens, shows some othertype of relationship between two things
About, above, after, around, at, before,
beneath, between, by, down, for, from, ininside, of, off, on, opposite, since,through, throughout, to, underneath, up,with, without
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Change words to not end inpreposition...if it sounds normal...if not,rewrite the sentence completely
A senator is someone most people look upto.
A senator is someone to whom most
people upwardly look.Most people look up to a senator.
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Purpose
Action
Conflict Point of view
Key events
Dialogue
Ethical
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Tell what happened
Reporters stick to facts
establish an interesting or useful fact
Go beyond only reciting events
Lessons and insights
Encounter with mugger leads to
observation on self-respect
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Plays a central role in narrative
Recreates action, not presents (active vs.passive)
Action must all relate to purpose, not just
chronicle series of events
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Motivates and structure the action Man vs. Man
Man vs. Society
Man vs. Self Man vs. Nature
http://www.storyboardthat.com/articles/education/types-of-literary-conflict
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First-person POV Autobiographies
I, me, mine, we, ours
Third-person POV Biographies, histories
Narrator remains unmentioned
He, she, him, her
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Chosen events should help reader share
experience of writer
Identify and build narrative around key
events
Those that directly relate to purpose Use secondary events to keep narrative
flowing smoothly
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Enlivens action and draws reader intostory
Essential to illustrating purpose
Written conversation does NOTduplicate real talk
Dialogue that reproduces real talkweakens narrative
Use simple words, short sentences Punctuate properly
Avoid over-repetition of he/she said
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Provide truthful account Do not falsify someones behavior to
tarnish reputation (libel)
Give fictitious names to protect othersfrom danger
Consider audience whenever relatingpossible unethical or illegal behavior
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Apply the key narrative elements to each
of the following readings. Be prepared toextensively discuss your findings with theclass.
Greenburgs Sound and FuryAngelous Mommas Encounter
Salinas The Scholarship Jacket
*pages are listed in the syllabus
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Joe, Tyler, Billy, Matt - purposeArionna, Jake, Brittany - action
Ryan C, Aaron, Sarah, Lyndsey - conflictCarina, Brian, Chaymaapoint of viewJesse, Zach, Erin, Chriskey eventsAdrienne, Sam, Morgan - dialogue
Ryan M, Julian, Lauren, Kaylaethics
Apply your assigned narrative elements to each of thefollowing readings. Be prepared to extensivelydiscuss your findings with the class.
Greenburgs Sound and FuryAngelous Mommas EncounterSalinas The Scholarship Jacket
*pages are listed in the syllabus