Why is the text effective?
-Cover up the text p. 74 and read this very short description of the scene:
Book 3
Situation 2
Rose and Jack were on the deck in the middle of the night. Jack had
his arms around Rose and they were kissing. A blow threw them apart.
They turned
round
and they saw an iceberg. They realized that it was
cutting into the ship.
-From memory, add three words to help the readers see/imagine/ picture the scene, then add two words
to help the readers
feel for/sympathize with the characters.
-Tell the class. What type of words did you add?
Overbs
nouns
adjectives
adverbs
-Underline in the text (p. 74) the elements that are not in the shorter version.
-Conclude:
To help the readers picture the scene and feel for the characters, you need
and
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