Characters

Characters….

Try your hand at “showing” a character trait of a character using this activity.

Descriptive Paragraph

Observe the picture carefully and jot down details of what you see in the picture. Then choose one thing in the picture that you would like to describe. Remember that you should have topic sentence and at least three details that support your topic sentence.

Decision Making Strategy

A Decision-Making Tool :  P M I strategy   When you need to decide about something or form an opinion about an issue, you may find the PMI strategy helpful. P stands for “Plus”, M stands for “Minus” and I stands for “Interesting points or ideas to consider”. This strategy can be done by an individual…

Understanding Characters in a Story

Good stories have interesting characters. In the story, the author provides clues about the characters in the story and expects the reader to think about these clues in order to understand the characters fully. Sometimes, the clues are obvious, as the author says something about the character, as happens in stories with a narrator. Other…

Descriptive Writing

Sample Paragraph

Descriptive Paragraph: Ice Cream

Topic Sentence

Idioms?

Pictures of Goats Have you ever heard the phrase ” He really gets my goat !” ? This idiom means that someone is really  irritating. Seems kind of odd though right ? The goats in the picture look kind of cute and don’t seem to be bothering anyone at all. Actually, the origin of the…

A simple Compare and Contrast exercise

Writing a compare/contrast paragraph can present a few hidden problems. A few things to keep in mind: Identify the traits/characteristics that you will compare and those which will be contrasted. You might find it helpful to use a table to list the details. Be sure to keep a consistent order when referring to the objects…