Personal Essay Writing Workshop 2
Materials: Excerpt 1 The Plot & Excerpts 2., 3 and 4 from 'Tis by Frank McCourt
Overview: In this lesson, we'll learn to write descriptively by studying an excerpt from Tis by Frank McCourt.
Activities:
Observation Chart
Event or subject observed
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Visual sounds
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Sounds
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Smells
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Tastes
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Feel/texture
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Other features: duration, function, condition, location, importance, value
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Observation Chart -an example
Event or subject observed
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Setting in “The Most Dangerous Game” |
Visual sounds
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Inky darkness Lights from the speeding yacht
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Sounds
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Muffled throb of the boat engine Swish of the propeller Three gunshots
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Smells
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Smoke from Rainsford’s briar pipe |
Tastes
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Salt of the seawater |
Feel/texture
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Water warm as blood Aching muscles |
Other features: duration, function, condition, location, importance, value
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Duration- ten minutes Importance- shows how dangerous the game is |
2. Following the timeline activity , for each time frame, use the chart to bring some detailed memoroies.