words

1
(No Transcript)
2
words
words
words
And did I mention, MORE words??
3
Can someone read this in the most yawny, dry
voice of all time? START READING BELOW There
are three reasons why I like baseball. Here you
go with the three reasons. The first reason is
that I can get exercise. I like to run. The
second reason is that I can keep up with many
interesting teams. One is the Atlanta
Braves. The third reason is that it has been
passed down in my family from my grandfather to
my father to my brother to me. That is why I
like baseball. Do you like baseball? I will
always like baseball. Thank you for reading my
essay about baseball.
4
This writers gift- Bob The Tomato I am sorry to
tell you, but this is a writer suffering from
Dead Writers Syndrome. Why?
5
Do YOU suffer from Dead Writers Syndrome?
6
Oh, yeah, by the way. Those people at the bottom
I wouldnt be showing them for nothing at all.
They are the authors of some of your favorite
books. Smack dab in the center is C.S. Lewis who
wrote The Lion, The Witch, and The Wardrobe. Do
you think he ever gave up? Im sure he had PLENTY
of bad writing days.
Yet writers do not let those days get them down.
Do you let one poor game out on the field stop
you from playing sports for the rest of your
life? I hope not or youd be Chicken Little.
Well, its the same with writing. As you learn to
be a Lean Mean Fighting Machine as you write,
youll want to shine more and more!
7
So, back to you, the writer. What led me to be an
author? (Yes, Im talking about Ms. Jasztal.) I
learned the difference between having details and
not having details. You can either really get a
readers mind going at 100 miles per hour or you
could put him or her to sleep. The last reader
you want to put to sleep is Ms. Jasztal because
shes your writing teacher and if you put her to
sleep, shed be like Rip Van Winkle and never
wake up.
8
Today, you will learn about six strategies you
can use to be a Lean, Mean, Writing Machine.
They are
-Using Color Words -Leading In Your
Reader! -Using Million Dollar Words (instead of
deadpan words, of course) -Using Your Five
Senses -Talk To Me! -Personal Experiences
9
Last Words- Dont be the next victim of Dead
Writers Syndrome! Today, you will be using many
different strategies that will prevent you from
becoming the next dead writer!