Art+and+Craft+of+Writing

The **__Focus__** of your piece is the clear, specific point that you make about the single topic you are writing about. It indicates the "so what?" of your piece - why the story was written. Focus is like a flashlight, shining on something so that readers will be able to see it clearly. Keep the light on your main point - the story or the information you want to tell, or the idea or opinion you want your reader to believe. The "so what" is what will connect with your reader. They will feel that, "yes, I've had that experience, or yes, I've felt that way, or yes, I've had that struggle too!"

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Below is the Power Point I used in class on Literary Analysis.

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Notes on Sentence Patterns

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__**Check this out!**__ __**Here is a link to information on how to write a good thesis statement.**__ http://www.indiana.edu/~wts/pamphlets/thesis_statement.shtml

Adjectives

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Adverbs

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From 12/4/12 - How to fill in the sentence slots and diagram a sentence:

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Steps to diagramming a sentence and the questions you ask: media type="custom" key="21927898"

Here are some introductory notes on prepositions and prepositional phrases. media type="custom" key="21842982"

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Here are some sample thoughtshots that students found in the novels they read. Remember, thoughtshots are always in present tense and are sometimes signaled by "I thought," or "I wondered." Sometimes an author will put the thoughtshot in italics.

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