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Keeping
Your FocusWhile
writing
Mary SeidlerECEL 3220
Dr. Kitty BrandtUCM
Mary SeidlerECEL 3220
Dr. Kitty BrandtUCM
6+1 Trait:Ideas
Boy am I glad you super writers are here
today. Our arch enemy, Dr. DeFocuswas at it again, and a story here in town went bonkers. First, we’re going to HQ to get caught up on DeFocus. Second we’ll watch some footage that we recovered from the scene.
Dr. DeFocusDr. DeFocus
Villain File # 352QZA$Villain File # 352QZA$
•Get’s writers distracted with details that do not pertain to the story at hand.•Gets writers on bunny trails•Fills the minds of writers with too many good ideas.•Causes stories to go overboard and create paper creatures that take over classrooms.
•Get’s writers distracted with details that do not pertain to the story at hand.•Gets writers on bunny trails•Fills the minds of writers with too many good ideas.•Causes stories to go overboard and create paper creatures that take over classrooms.
I’m supposed to write about my trip
to grandma’s. Hmmm…that was a
good trip.
I’m supposed to write about my trip
to grandma’s. Hmmm…that was a
good trip.
Something’s weird…
My mind is starting to be filled with way
too many ideas!!
Something’s weird…
My mind is starting to be filled with way
too many ideas!!
So many ideas, and I don’t want to let them go!
I’ll just write down every
detail so Mrs. Jones knows all about the trip!
Helped
grandma
with the
APPLE
PIE
Disneyland,
Beaches,
Hotels, pools
Ate so
much
food
4th of July BBQ with Uncle Rick! It was so much fun!
Went to Texas, California,,New York,Vermont,D.C., Canada, Oregon
Woke up
and
watched
TV then I
played
with the
kids next
door
Climbed
every
TREE
Whoa super writers. See what I mean? Looks like the work of “One Eyed Kitty.” That’s Dr.
DeFocuses hunchcat. When it comes to writing a story, we need to keep it simple and to the point. Otherwise, stories
can take on a life of their own.
Yah, supa dude. As a super writer, you will need to stay focused on the main
idea from beginning to end. Otherwise, you may loose your readers. Or even
worse, write a really, really long story dat is boring. It becomes like a bad science
experiment.
Unfocused Paper Turns Into
Threat to City
Billy Miller was asked to write a page or less about what he did for
his summer vacation in 2007. Unfortunately, Billy hadn’t learned
yet to stick to the main points of his story, and the pages began to
accumulate. Witnesses say that the pages kept growing and
growing. Finally due to the lack of focus and the exorbitant amount
of details, the story exploded. The details only increased as Billy
remembered all the fun things he did at camp, at the beach, and all
the food he ate since school got over last May. One witness, who
wishes to remain anonymous, stated after the papers exploded this
paper creature immerged.
His teacher Miss Seidler, told Metro News, “I have never seen
anything like this before in my classroom. If he had just stuck to the
main points of his story, it would have been short and to the point.”
Unfortunately, the paper creature is now roam freely at all the
places in Kansas City, Missouri where Billy wrote about. Luckily
for the KCPD, they feel they can crack this case. Detective
Mahoney had this to say, “ we’ve seen this before in the metro. It
won’t be fun to have to follow this monster around though. Wish
the kid wrote a short story.”
KCPD states they should apprehend the creature shortly and
plan on dousing it with water since it’s made of paper.
METRO NEWS
Here is my formula for a super focused paper:1.Start with a focused topic2.Brainstorm ideas on that topic3.Pick ideas from your brainstorming that are relevent to your topic.4.Organize your story with a beginning, middle, and ending sections
Every super hero needs to be able to tell how they saved the day. You never know when you’ll be interviewed by the press.
What would happen if a super hero told all the details and ideas of their day, instead of just the main points of the battle?
See what I mean? Super Chick could have gone on and on. That would have been a long story. She just needed to give the main points of her story to the news reporter, because that’s all they needed.
To be a super writer we have to stay SUPER FOCUSED!
Let’s practice with some writing activities.
Good Luck super writers!