english language arts level 8 lesson 60 mrs. morrisey
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English Language ArtsLevel 8 Lesson 60
Mrs. Morrisey
Grammar Grabber
The main ingredients in this cake are eggs flower and milk.
Grammar Grabber
The main ingredients in this cake are eggs, flour, and milk.
Quickwrite: (5 min.)
In your own words, define radio
drama and subplot.
Quickwrite: (5 min.)
In your own words, define radio
drama and subplot.
Lesson ObjectivesFinal Review
What Have We Been Taught So Far?
Types of WritingResearch Paper WritingRadio DramaAutobiographySubplots
Types of Writing
NarrativeExpository
PersuasiveDescriptive
Narrative Writing(writing that tells a story)
Use for:Personal essaysFictional storiesPlot summariesPlays
Expository Writing(factual writing)
Used for:NewspaperResearchProjectsInformational
texts
Persuasive WritingExpresses an opinion & attempts to convincereader to also believe in this opinion
Use for:EssaysEditorialsBook ReviewsDebates
Descriptive WritingCreates a vivid picture of an idea, place, person or event
Use for:FictionPoetryPersonal experiences
The Research Paper
What is a Research Paper?
(a written analysis of the information collected about a particular subject)
What is the Process?Pre-WritingDraftingRevisingEditing
Pre-Writing
Preparatory work for a piece of writing
ComponentsTopic SelectionTopic RevisionSource ReviewNotetakingThesis StatementOutline
DraftingWriting
ComponentsIntroduction WritingBody WritingConclusion Writing
RevisingAltering what's written in order to improve or make changes
ComponentsRevising the draftRevising the documentation
EditingTo revise or correct
ComponentsEdit final draftProofread final draftCreate final draft
Radio Drama
What is Radio Drama?
(a dramatized, purely acoustic performance broadcast in audio media)
More about Radio Drama?No Visual ComponentDependent upon narration, dialogue, music and sound effectsListener imagines the story
1880s French engineer requested patent1920s English radio drama begins in US1930s radio drama popular in US and other countriesMysteries, thrillers, soap operas, and comedies1950s-60s radio drama lost popularity w/advent of television
Radio Drama History
Narration
(the process of telling a story or describing what happens)
Dialogue(conversation, talking between two or more people)
Gives Information
Characterization
Builds Suspense
Sets Tempo
Music(enhances performance through creation of dramatic mood)
Sound Effects(artificially created sounds to enhance content of a drama or film)
Autobiography
What is an autobiography?
(a person's account of his or her own life or part of it)
Components of an Autobiography?Life DescriptionMeaning of LifeVision of the FutureConclusion
Life Description
Overview of Main Events in lifeChronological OrderEvents connected to overall Theme(s)
Meaning of Life
Explains what life is to YOUWho YOU are where life is/has taken YOUImpact others have on YOUR life
Vision of the Future
Personal predictions of upcoming yearsWhere YOUR life is goingVague or Full of Details
Conclusion
Summary of matters discussedReflects on the purposePositive ending
SUBPLOTS
What are subplots?
(stories within a main story; mini plot)
Benefits in using SubplotsEnhances the plotAdds layers & complexityCreates suspensePropels the story forwardsStrengthens characterization
Enhances the PlotSubplots add a flavor that makes the plot better
Adds Layers & Complexity
Layers and complexity enrich the story and keep the plot from growing dull
Creates Suspense
Subplots help to build suspense in a story.
Suspense is what keeps the reader reading.
Propels the Story Forward
Subplots generate reader interest and push the plot forward
PLOT
SUBPLOT
Strengthens Characterization
Subplots support the plot in character development
Final Assessment Layout 10 Types of Writing
10 The Research Paper
10 Radio Drama
10 Autobiography
10 Subplots
Each question worth 2pts
Review notes.
Reread stories.
Complete Final Assessment.
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