My sweet padlet by Ashleigh https://padlet.com/a_nichol/3k42uaqs1u2r Made with a stroke of good luck en-us 2017-02-04 22:49:59 UTC 2025-12-04 00:59:36 UTC hello@padlet.com Telling the Story a_nichol https://padlet.com/a_nichol/3k42uaqs1u2r/wish/151630227 Choose an event that is comfortable for you. 
1. What makes it memorable? 
2. What will be the turning point or climax and how will you build up to it?]]> 2017-02-04 22:53:51 UTC https://padlet.com/a_nichol/3k42uaqs1u2r/wish/151630227 What is a dramatic arc? a_nichol https://padlet.com/a_nichol/3k42uaqs1u2r/wish/151632192 A dramatic arc includes some if not all of the following: 
1. Exposition
2. Rising Action
3. Climax
4. Falling Action
5. Conclusion/Reflection

]]> 2017-02-05 00:25:41 UTC https://padlet.com/a_nichol/3k42uaqs1u2r/wish/151632192 There are 3 basic features of a genre. a_nichol https://padlet.com/a_nichol/3k42uaqs1u2r/wish/151632223 2017-02-05 00:27:30 UTC https://padlet.com/a_nichol/3k42uaqs1u2r/wish/151632223 Feature 1. A Well-Told Story a_nichol https://padlet.com/a_nichol/3k42uaqs1u2r/wish/151632233 How does the story attempt to engage readers? Analyze the dramatic arc. ]]> 2017-02-05 00:27:57 UTC https://padlet.com/a_nichol/3k42uaqs1u2r/wish/151632233 Feature 2. Vivid Description a_nichol https://padlet.com/a_nichol/3k42uaqs1u2r/wish/151632252 Look for describing strategies of naming, detailing, and comparing. ]]> 2017-02-05 00:29:01 UTC https://padlet.com/a_nichol/3k42uaqs1u2r/wish/151632252 Feature 3. Autobiographical Significance a_nichol https://padlet.com/a_nichol/3k42uaqs1u2r/wish/151632266 Look for remembered feelings and thoughts from the time the event occurred. ]]> 2017-02-05 00:30:06 UTC https://padlet.com/a_nichol/3k42uaqs1u2r/wish/151632266 Narrative Essay a_nichol https://padlet.com/a_nichol/3k42uaqs1u2r/wish/151632291 2017-02-05 00:31:40 UTC https://padlet.com/a_nichol/3k42uaqs1u2r/wish/151632291 Choose an event to write about. a_nichol https://padlet.com/a_nichol/3k42uaqs1u2r/wish/151632306 Should take place over a short period of time. 
Should center on a conflict. 
Should disclose something significant about your life. 
Should reveal strong and complex feelings.]]> 2017-02-05 00:32:35 UTC https://padlet.com/a_nichol/3k42uaqs1u2r/wish/151632306 Shape Your Story a_nichol https://padlet.com/a_nichol/3k42uaqs1u2r/wish/151632333 Sketch out your story. 
Exposition: Set the scene
Rising Action: Build tension and suspense
Climax: End the suspense
Falling Action: Show how the tension diminished
Conclusion: Bring closure to the story]]> 2017-02-05 00:34:04 UTC https://padlet.com/a_nichol/3k42uaqs1u2r/wish/151632333 Clarify the sequence of actions a_nichol https://padlet.com/a_nichol/3k42uaqs1u2r/wish/151632371 Manage tenses to show the sequence of actions occurring over time. 
Use time cues to help readers understand how one action relates to another. ]]> 2017-02-05 00:36:06 UTC https://padlet.com/a_nichol/3k42uaqs1u2r/wish/151632371 Describe key people and places vividly, and show their significance. a_nichol https://padlet.com/a_nichol/3k42uaqs1u2r/wish/151632395 Use naming and detailing to help readers visualize people and understand their roles. 
Add comparisons. 
Specify sensory details - size, shape, color, sounds, etc. 
Give an overview. 
Weave active, specific verbs, and vivid descriptive details. ]]> 2017-02-05 00:37:13 UTC https://padlet.com/a_nichol/3k42uaqs1u2r/wish/151632395 Use dialogue to portray people and dramatize relationships. a_nichol https://padlet.com/a_nichol/3k42uaqs1u2r/wish/151632426 Insert quotations into a key moment. 
Use summary to emphasize thoughts. 
Use speaker tags. ]]> 2017-02-05 00:38:51 UTC https://padlet.com/a_nichol/3k42uaqs1u2r/wish/151632426 Remembering an Event a_nichol https://padlet.com/a_nichol/3k42uaqs1u2r/wish/151632464 2017-02-05 00:41:23 UTC https://padlet.com/a_nichol/3k42uaqs1u2r/wish/151632464