Thursday, 8/29/02--Reminder! Perfect 1a ("Fun") is due tomorrow!
I."Warm Up." Copy 1-5.
  1. garbage : rot :: ice : ______
  2. mechanical : _________ :: legal : law
  3. inch : yard :: centimeter : ________
  4. am : wasn't :: can : __________
  5. adverb : verb :: __________ : noun
  6. "The ladies have cast off clothing at the garage sale." What piece of punctuation will completely change the meaning of that sentence? Where would it go?
II. "No Boring Verbs"

III. SHOW not TELL
"Don't tell us that the old lady screamed. Bring her on and let her scream."
   -Samuel Clemens

cool, pretty, fun, scary, weird, ugly
What does each of these things LOOK like?

These are actually opinions, NOT descriptions!
What's "cool" to you could be "gross" to me or your mom!
You need to show us what this looks, sounds, tastes, smells, feels like!

Describe in detail what this might LOOK/SOUND like:
Compare two examples...

Practice: EXPAND! Show! Practice adding details...

     What does it look like? Sound? Feel like? Show don't tell!

   1.Some guys start fights and stuff.
   2.He got trash-canned.
   3.The quad was like a crowded zoo.
   4.The dog hates being chained.

"My Room is Such a Mess" due Wednesday 9/4.
350+ words, ink, ndp, title, mess(y), gross, disgusting, dirty, stinky, etc.