The document provides guidance on adding details to writing by having students analyze a brief paragraph about being in two fights. It prompts students to write questions about who was involved, where and when the fights took place, what happened, why the fights started, and how the author felt afterwards. The goal is for students to use their questions to expand the paragraph into a more descriptive account of the fights.

1. Adding Details to Your
Writing
Ambre Lee
Dubnoff Center

2. Read the Following
Student Paragraph
I was in a fight on my first
day. I got beat-up. The
other fight that I was in
was with Jose. He does
not go to school here
anymore.

3. What Question Do You
Have After Reading This?
I was in a  Write a list of questions
in your notebook that
fight on my first you have after reading
day. I got beat- the paragraph.
up. The other
fight that I was in
was with Jose.
He does not go
to school here
anymore.

4. What Question Do You
Have After Reading This?
I was in a  Who? Who was the
fight with?
fight on my first
day. I got beat-
up. The other
fight that I was in
was with Jose.
He does not go
to school here
anymore.

5. What Question Do You
Have After Reading This?
I was in a  Who? Who was the
fight with? Is he/she a
fight on my first formidable (fearsome)
day. I got beat- opponent? Describe
up. The other this opponent. Who
has the upper-hand in
fight that I was in the fight and why?
was with Jose.
He does not go
to school here
anymore.

6. What Question Do You
Have After Reading This?
I was in a  Where? Where did the
fight take place? Were
fight on my first there a lot of people
day. I got beat- around? What were
up. The other they doing?
fight that I was in
was with Jose.
He does not go
to school here
anymore.

7. What Question Do You
Have After Reading This?
I was in a  What? What
happened during the
fight on my first fight? Punches?
day. I got beat- Slaps? Was it broken-
up. The other up? Who broke it up?
fight that I was in
was with Jose.
He does not go
to school here
anymore.

8. What Question Do You
Have After Reading This?
I was in a  When? When did the
fight happen? What
fight on my first class did it happen in?
day. I got beat- What time of day was
up. The other it?
fight that I was in
was with Jose.
He does not go
to school here
anymore.

9. What Question Do You
Have After Reading This?
I was in a  Why? Why did the
fight start?
fight on my first
day. I got beat-
up. The other
fight that I was in
was with Jose.
He does not go
to school here
anymore.

10. What Question Do You
Have After Reading This?
I was in a  How? How did you
fight on my first feel after the fight?
day. I got beat-
up. The other
fight that I was in
was with Jose.
He does not go
to school here
anymore.

11. What Question Do You
Have After Reading This?
I was in a fight  Use your notes to
on my first day. I create a detailed
paragraph about the
got beat-up. The
fight. Change the
other fight that I order and the words
was in was with to make an exciting,
Jose. He does not descriptive paragraph
go to school here that explains what
anymore. happened.