2019-08-20 Writing: parallelism, story transitions

Greg Malivuk
gmalivuk@staffordhouse.com
http://www.pastebin.com/u/gmalivuk - Notes from all classes
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Homework: p. 31-32 practice - Choose at least 5 of the 15 sentences and complete them with parallel information.
1 Subways are dirty, old, and crowded. / Subways are fast, clean, and spacious.
2 We sang, danced, and drank.
3 In high school we have to wear uniforms, but in college we can wear whatever we want.
  In high school I had to wear a univorm, but in college I can wear whatever I want.
4 Interviews and tests make me nervous. / Traffic and delayed subways make me nervous.
5 It is much harder to lose weight than to gain weight.
6 If you exercise and are patient, you will feel healthy.
7 The way we dress reveals our personality, identity, and style.
8 Many city apartments are plagued by noise, humidity, and rats.
9 When you don’t study at school or in a college, it is hard to find a good job.
  When you don’t have a degree or experience, it is hard to find a good job.
10 In the park, flowers bloomed, people walked, and butterflies flew.
11 If you are a man in America, you can be expected to earn an average of $819 a week; if you are a woman in America, you can be expected to earn an average of $657 a week.
12 Many college students do homework, study, and go to bed very late.
13 Bargain hunters either get something good or don’t get anything.
14 O.J. Simpson is a man who has played professional sports, has acted in movies, and who probably murdered his ex-wife.
15 When I write in class, I sit on the chair; when I write at home, I lie on the bed.
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Transitions for telling stories.
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Beginning:
- to introduce the setting and characters
Once upon a time in ________ there was _______.
	(for fairy tales that often include magical things happening)
There was once a ______ who…
In _______ in _______, there was
When I was younger, I once…
- to begin the action, mention a more specific time
One day, she… (morning/afternoon/evening/night/spring/summer/fall/winter)
One Friday afternoon after school, I…

Middle:
time-order signals: Next,... / Then… / After that,... / Later,...
A few days/weeks/months later,...
After a while, … / After a few days/etc., …
The next day/week,...
(fast changes) Suddenly,... / All of a sudden,... / At that same moment,...
(slow changes) Gradually,... / Eventually,... / Over time,...

End:
- to finish the action
Finally,... / In the end,... / The last thing that happened was…
- conclusion/wrap-up
They lived happily ever after. (We call this the “fairy-tale ending”.)
From that day until this,...
And that was the last time I ever…
That’s why you should always… (to give a “lesson”)
The moral of the story is…