Adding Details to Your Writing

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Read the Following Student Paragraph

I was in a fight on my first day. I got beat-up. The other fight that I was in was with Jose. He does not go to school here anymore.

What Question Do You Have After Reading

This?

I was in a fight on my first day. I got beat-up. The other fight that I was in was with Jose. He does not go to school here anymore.

Write a list of questions in your notebook that you have after reading the paragraph.

What Question Do You Have After Reading

This?

I was in a fight on my first day. I got beat-up. The other fight that I was in was with Jose. He does not go to school here anymore.

Who? Who was the fight with?

What Question Do You Have After Reading

This?

I was in a fight on my first day. I got beat-up. The other fight that I was in was with Jose. He does not go to school here anymore.

Who? Who was the fight with? Is he/she a formidable (fearsome) opponent? Describe this opponent. Who has the upper-hand in the fight and why?

What Question Do You Have After Reading

This?

I was in a fight on my first day. I got beat-up. The other fight that I was in was with Jose. He does not go to school here anymore.

Where? Where did the fight take place? Were there a lot of people around? What were they doing?

What Question Do You Have After Reading

This?

I was in a fight on my first day. I got beat-up. The other fight that I was in was with Jose. He does not go to school here anymore.

What? What happened during the fight? Punches? Slaps? Was it broken-up? Who broke it up?

What Question Do You Have After Reading

This?

I was in a fight on my first day. I got beat-up. The other fight that I was in was with Jose. He does not go to school here anymore.

When? When did the fight happen? What class did it happen in? What time of day was it?

What Question Do You Have After Reading

This?

I was in a fight on my first day. I got beat-up. The other fight that I was in was with Jose. He does not go to school here anymore.

Why? Why did the fight start?

What Question Do You Have After Reading

This?

I was in a fight on my first day. I got beat-up. The other fight that I was in was with Jose. He does not go to school here anymore.

How? How did you feel after the fight?

What Question Do You Have After Reading

This?

I was in a fight on my first day. I got beat-up. The other fight that I was in was with Jose. He does not go to school here anymore.

Use your notes to create a detailed paragraph about the fight. Change the order and the words to make an exciting, descriptive paragraph that explains what happened.