"Unpack Your Adjectives"
Adjectives Exercise #1.
(First step on the road to exemption. 19/21 for the week = exempt on Friday.)
Underline first. Then we'll click one at a time.
Return Slang Papers. Examples.
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! (Yes, I
know they are technically adjectives.)
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...
"My Room is Such a Mess" due Friday.
350+ words, ink, ndp, title, mess(y), gross,
disgusting, dirty, stinky, etc.
"Delinquent" by Langston Hughes.
Begin The Outsiders.