Fall is in the air! Isn't it great? It's my favorite time of the year! Well...let's get on to this week's topic of discussion!
It's a given that if you can picture the characters, places, and events of the story as you read, your comprehension and enjoyment will be increased. We've already talked about how good authors describe their characters so that you can "see" them in your mind, and you all shared some great examples from your books. Now, as we move into descriptive writing in class, I want you to spend some more time looking for "snapshots" (frozen moments) in your books - vivid descriptions of people, places, and things that allow you to see the pictures in your mind.
For example, in the book I'm presently reading entitled The Shack by Wm. Paul Young here is an example of a great snapshot from it:
"The snowbanks had vanished, and summer wildflowers began to color the borders of the trail and into the forest as far as he could see. Robins and finches darted after one another among the trees. Squirrels and chipmunks occasionally crossed the path ahead, some stopping to sit up and watch him for a moment before plunging back into the undergrowth. He even thought he glimpsed a young buck emerging out of a dark glade in the forest, but on second look it was gone. As if that weren't enough, the scent of blooms began to fill the air, not just the drifting aroma of wild mountain flowers, but the richness of roses and orchids and other exotic fragrances found in more tropical climes."
Can you "see" that great picture? Now find me a great snapshot from your book!
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The book is Black Duck by Janet Taylor Lisle. my snapshot is"When we came a little closer I saw he had Viola in his arms.A sick feeling came into me and my knees got weak.I stopped running and let Jeddy go ahead.Tom had his face in Viola's fur.He was holding her and rocking her back and forth in a sort of agony.Jeddy got down and put his hand on viola's neck and it came away red.
The title of my book is Goodbye Sweet Prince by Catherine Marshall's."She grabbed her plate and mug,tossed her head,and dashed for the kitchen,her long,red hair flying like a flag in the breeze".
TITLE;Pioneer Cat AUTHOR:William H. Hooks "Look no hands." Stop!" He struck the undertow and went under like a rock.Duffy popped back up next to me.He was coughing and spitting up water.I grabbed his arm.But he was thrashing around wildly,i lost my grip on the rope.We both went whirling torward the center of the river.
the book that the snapshots come from is Typhoon Island. It is writen by Franklin W. Dixon.
"The old stationair soared through the morning sky. Miles of blue-green ocean passed beneath them. Occasionally the teens could make out a fishing boat or a small coral key or a pod of dolphins racing across the waters surface. Mostly, though they enjoyed the beautiful serenity of sun, sky and ocean".
Frozen Stiff by Sherry Shahan,"Hours must have gone ticked off while she floated in and out of conscioudness,barely aware of the washcloth being removed,resoaked to make it cold agian,then replaced.Or of her fever. She kicked in her sleeping bag, desperate to escape the heat.Cody opened her eyes a few times to lightness or darkness.Shadows without shapes."I can't see!"she cried out."
In my book A Man Named Dave written by David Plezer my snapshot is about when David is having a flash back of his childhood he is sitting in the basement where he is forced to live."My upper body snaps upright. I hear the floorboard strain from upstairs from Mother's weight. I hear her gagging cough follows a momentl later. I can almost visualize her bent over as she nearly coughs up her lungs from the years of heavy smoking and her destructive lifestyle. God,how i hate her cough. The darkness of my sleep quickly fades away. A chill fills my body. I so badly want to stay asleep forever."
My book is Time Warp Trio:It's All Greek To Me by Jon Scieszka here's a couple snapshots from it: "The monster barked three times----once with each of its three giant heads. The three heads snarled, showed fangs, and drooled and drooled and drooled. They didn't look like they were kidding!
"There was a tall fence with barbed wire at the top and no trespassing signs with in every 10 feet and that is what the coal mine was surrounded with.The kids soon discoverd that the fence was poor repaired and if you jiggle the fence then you can get a person to slip through,providing that ,that person was a kid who held his breath and turned sideways."
The title of this book is Who Won The War!!!!!!
The author is Phillis Reynolds Naylor!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
My book is lacrosse face off. The athor is Stephanie Peters.
"When the ball landed in his pocket,softening the catch so that the ball stuck instead of bouncing out.Judging from the number of balls that fell to the ground,others in his line either forgot to soften or didn't know they were supposed to.Across the field he saw michaelshake his head."
"Class 3T and class 3V walked single file down the hall and down the stairs to the cafeteria. They could smell it before they saw it. Everybody had a seat at one of the lunch tables. The project was so big, it would not fit through the door, so the lunch ladies had to help them slide it through the wide window from the kitchen. In came a lunch lady,then rocky, th frank, then another lunch lady.They were holding their hands over their heads and carrying the biggest, roundest circle of cardboard Judy had ever see!" That was one snapshot by Judy Moody, Around the world in 8 in a half days.
The book is called Bernie Magruder and the person who wrote it is Phyllis Reynolds Naylor.My snapshot is "The Bessledorf Hotel was at 600 Street between the bus depot and the funeral parlor.People came into town on one side of the hotel and exited on the other. The hotel had thirty rooms in it.The said that the hotel was a haven for nuts."
In my book The Second Stringer.This book is written by Thomas J. Dygard. " Untill the third quarter of the game of the season Kevin Taylor had been reconciled to standing on the sidelines every friday night watching Rob Montgomery play quarterback for the Warren High Lions."
The title of the book is Captain Underpants and the athor is Dav Pilkey. "One dark clear night in Piqua, Ohio, a flaming object was seen streaking across the quiet midnight sky. It shone brightly for a second or two, then fizzled out just above Jerome Horwitz Elementary School. Nobody gave it a second thought."
In the boook Princess Sonora and the long sleep the snapshot was"Elbert is climing a ladder with his son elmo the ladder is brown and its light at night the moon it sighing bright on the castlein the window there was princess sorona sleeping on a bed that has blankets that are red with leaves on it."This book is byGail Carson Levine.
My bookis called The homework machine,writing by Dan Gutman."She was tell,with wavy blond hair and green eyes.She spoke with a gentle Southern accent.At first I thought she was part of a video game.Nobody in real world could look that beautiful."
Whoa, Ryan! That's a powerful snapshot - and sad! I can certainly picture that scene with no problem.
Bryanna - your snapshot is a really good one too! It has a great simile in it!
Whew, Felicia! That's a gripping snapshot and easily pictured! Must be a great book!
I thought the snapshot you selected Jonathan was a very peaceful and serene one. Good job!
Edie came with a shoebox and soupspoon from the cafeteria. He spooned up the birds and put them in the box. He brushed the bugs off with a toothbrush, kept the babies in his office in the boiler room, and fed them with a medicine dropper, and pretty soon they both turned into grow-up mourning doves and are now at the district conservation center. This snapshot is from the book ADAM CANFIELD OF THE SLASH, and written by Michael Winerip.
The book is Runt by Marion Dane Bauer and my snapshot is "What would his father's golden gaze say when he looked at his son? Runt sat on the sodden ground and whimpered.Then,lifted his face to the sky,to howl."
In my book, La Linea, written by Ann Jaramillo the snapshot is"....only to be found two weeks later, suffocated to death, stuffed into an abandoned tractor trailer one mile north of La Linea, dead with twenty six others.” That is my snapshot in my book La Linea written by Ann Jaramilo.
I am reading Vacation Under the Volcano by Mary Pope Osborne. Here is my snapshot: “The first two rooms had wooden beds. The wall had pictures painted on them.”
I found the following snapshot in the book Indianapolis Colts By Julie Nelson. "They went to the super bowl against the Raven’s. But when they got there the fans were screaming so loud that it could deafen you. The Colts quarterback was a very good runner and passer.”
The title of my book is THE TIME WARP TRIO TO 2095
“The author of my book is Jon Scieszka my snap shot was when Fred kicked the back of the robot. “Maybe we can knock out its power.” The red light blinked three times. “You got five seconds, buddy.” Sam covered his head with both arms. “ I can’t believe I’m going to be zapped by a vacuum cleaner. Good-bye, cruel world.” “Three, Two, one,” said the robot. It jetted back a bit to get us all in its sights, then pointed its weapon directly at us.”
My book Freedom Summer is written by Deborah Wiles. This is the snapshot I chose. “This means war! I shout. We churn that water into a white hurricane and laugh until our sides hurt. Then we float on our backs like whales.”
The name of book is The Lost Boy by Dave Pelzer .here is my snaphot : “Don’t move” He states as he grabs the glass from behind the bar. I see him grabI see him fill up the glass as he grabs the phone.
I read Shane by Jack Schaefer. Here is my snapshot. “The sun is just setting I’m very sweaty from running from the towns people I don’t feel good my hart is racing because I got shot at three times.”
The book I’m reading is called CHARLOTTE’S ROSE the auther of the book is called A. E. Cannon. “ grass rustles behind me. I turn to see sister Mary Owen coming for her own dinner water. She is even slower and oddly more graceful than she was that day on the ship when we shouted goodbye to wales together.”Hello charlotte will you promise to help me up if I sit down with you?” I laugh and nod. She eases herself to the ground, takes off her shoes ,dangles her feet in the water, too.” It’s pleasant by the river in spite of all the insects, isn’t it?” says sister Owen. “I feel less dusty just looking at it. And I love the way it smells.”
I read the book ‘’SAVAGE SAM’’’ by FRED GIPSON. This is my snapshot:
“Sam tore into the indian with his eyes glazed
and his hackles standing in as ragged ridge along
his back bone. His fangs cut bloody grooves in
the indians neck and shoulders.”
“He was saying keheee keheee hel hel .When he started banging on the door of the car I went to take a peek. His tongue was stuck to the mirror. Ma got some hot water on his tongue it cracked he pushed ma away.” This is my snapshot from The Watsons Go To Birmingham by Christopher Curtis.
im reading freedom on the meau and its all about what afican americans couldnt do in the early 1920s and what i pick as a snapshot is..... "Everybody i knew obeyed the signs except my Great-aunt Gertie from new york.Once, when she visitsd us, she drank out of the whites only fountain and said really loud..."Ive never heard of colored water."
My snapshot is from ‘A Vampire’s photograph’ by Kevin Emerson.
“Two beams of gloomy Seattle morning light angled in, though broken windows on either side of the front door. Dark burgundy wallpaper sagged from the walls, revealing pocked plaster and blooms of mold.”
This book is called Pippi Longstocking. Astrid Lindgren wrote the book. “Pippi Longstockings walked on to the dock with a suitcase in one hand and a this you in the other as they eased away from the dock the oceans water splashed up and washed of her tears. As the Men waved a said “bye see you in 5 mouths”
The title of my book is Dale Earnhardt Jr. and was written by A.R. Schefer and the snapshot is when he thought for a moment when Junior and Stewart were racing side by side. “Then Juniors car shot ahead of Stewart taking the lead and winning the first race of the season.”
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