2019-06-26 Writing: story collaboration

Greg Malivuk
gmalivuk@staffordhouse.com
http://www.pastebin.com/u/gmalivuk - Notes from all classes
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Homework: p. 184 practice 9
2 A vegetarian is a person who doesn’t eat meat.
3 A hybrid is a car that runs on electricity and gasoline.
4 Transients are people who have no permanent home.
5 The giant panda is an animal that is near extinction.
6 Los Angeles is a city which is famous for actors.
7 Dental hygienists are people who clean patients’ teeth.
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Transition signals in short stories
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Beginning:
to introduce the setting and characters:
Once upon a :time in _______, …
There was once a boy who…
Once, when I was younger, I…
to begin the action:
One day, she....
One morning before school, I
Middle: (mostly just use time-order transitions)
(sequence) Next, / After that, / Then / Later,
(specific timing) The next day/week/month, / Later that morning/day/week,
(fast changes) Suddenly, / All of a sudden,
(slow changes) Eventually, / Over time, / After a while,
End:
to finish the action:
Finally, / In the end, / The last thing that happened was…
conclusion:
They lived happily ever after.
From then until now,...
And that was the last time he ever…
And that’s why you should always…
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Write part of a story and then pass your paper to the next person, who will write the next part. (Beginning, Middle*2, End)