The document summarizes several topics: 1) A newspaper headline about a writer being fired for plagiarism. 2) Writing tips about homonyms such as they're, their and there. 3) An introduction to narrative writing characteristics and using a graphic organizer to visualize a narrative. 4) Quiz questions about the characteristics of narrative and descriptive writing. 5) An assignment to read a story and discuss it in Blackboard.

1. Headline from the San Francisco Chronicle:
PATRIOTS BEAT
WRITER FIRED FOR
PLAGIARISM

2. Writing Tip #1
Watch out for these “homonyms”:
• They’re (means “They are”)
• Their (means it belongs to them”
• There (means a place)
You’re spellchecker will not catch these errors

3. Introductions

4. Angelique
and Family

5. Matt
And
Parker

6. Sean

7. Quiz

8. 1. There are six
characteristics of a narrative.
Name three of them.
1. Makes a point
2. Conveys action and detail
3. Presents a conflict and creates tension
4. Sequences Events
5. Uses dialog
6. Told from a particular point of view

9. 2. To visualize a narrative, the
book suggests you use a
_______ _________.

10. 2. To visualize a narrative, the
book suggests you use a
graphic organizer.

11. 3. Your ________ should make
clear the main point of your
narrative.

12. 3. Your thesis should make
clear the main point of your
narrative.

13. 4. There are six
characteristics of descriptive
writing. Name three.

14. 4. There are six
characteristics of descriptive
writing. Name three.
1. Uses sensory details
2. Uses active verbs and varied sentences
3. Creates a dominant impression
4. Uses connotative language effectively
5. Uses comparisons
6. Follows a method of organization

16. Read “The Dog Ate My Flash Drive,
and Other Tales of Woe” on pages
433-436.
When you are finished, go the
Discussion area for it in Blackboard
and do the assignment.