The writing resource packet
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THE WRITING BOOK for M S
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pt.) The first problem came from the constant writing assignments that were so time consuming. (Ex.) I swear we had a different essay topic everyday, and it ended up being nightly homework struggling over how to write on a subject I may or may not have cared about. I hated having to think about how and what to write every night. (2 nd pt.) Then there was the specific format that had to be used. (Ex.) This was difficult because I never had to think about a hook, intro, body, and conclusion, or to have the minimum of six parts to a body paragraph the three parts to the intro and concluding paragraphs. I never did seem to get it down completely and always seemed to be missing something. (CS) In short, too many essays with a particular structure made writing a chore for me. (TS) In addition to the over abundance of essays, we learned how to ruin a movie by analyzing it to death. (1 st pt.) First we had to break down issues of symbolism and foreshadowing as they related to what was happening in the movie. (Ex.) For example, if the movie started off with a black screen, symbolizing a death or tragedy like in The Dead Poet’s Society, then we knew the movie was not going to be a completely happy story as with the character Charlie Dalton who gets expelled from school. Or, like winter in Regarding Henry which told us that there was going to be a death of something in that movie, and this occurred for the main character Henry. (2 nd pt.) Moreover, we had to apply the nasty little plot chart to the action. (Ex.) In this we knew who the protagonist and antagonist were, where the conflict began, the climax and the possible resolution. I knew of this before this class, and although it helped me understand movies better, it took almost all the enjoyment out of watching them. (CS) Consequently, having to look so deeply into a movie left me tense because I couldn’t just sit back and enjoy them or any movie I go to see now. (TS) Finally, the biggest lessons I learned in English were turning in all work on time and following directions. (1 Download 0.99 Mb. Do'stlaringiz bilan baham: |
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