Be sure to look over your post with the rubric in hand! Below are the elaboration strategies we went over in class on Thursday that will help you as you revise this weekend.
Remember, come to class Monday ready to go!
Rubric on top,
then printed final draft,
then all draft work including the feedback sheet we gave you--stapled together!
Quick strategies for
elaboration
Saying more about the
story:
·
If you have a direct quotation, explain what it
means:
Explain
a powerful word
Name
the complex emotions a character is feeling while saying/thinking
it
·
Frame your quotations as something compelling
instead of as “evidence” (remember you’re writing for an audience!)
In
a thought-provoking moment, she says, “…
My
jaw dropped when he stated, “…
Saying more about why
it matters:
·
Remember, we don’t have to have experienced a
character’s exact situation to take something away from it as a person. Think
about the emotions the character is facing in his/her struggle. Have you ever
felt those emotions? How does the character process them? How have you? What
advice would your character give you about life?
·
Often, reading about other people facing
struggles, we can learn to have empathy for others—we get a better idea of what
other people are facing. Try: “now, when I see…
·
Add and explain a quotation about life from a
different author—maybe a story or even an article about the topic you are
writing about. How does it speak into what you are trying to say?
·
Look up the definitions of the most powerful
words surrounding the conflict your character is facing. Try to find writing
inspiration as you read them: what new insights do you get?
·
Use the vocabulary wheel to name and explain the
complex emotions a character is facing and how they change
