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Writing about Character Influence with Evidence

Click for the Perspective Chart

"Steal our Style" 

Influences Shape Character Perspective

Perspective is another literary device we can use to help us understand the overall message of a text.

What are some outside forces that influence characters? 

What outside influences are impacting the perspective of Peter from "Attention to Detail."

"Leading the Way"

Polishing Prior to Publishing...

Journalists, like all good writers, use checklists to help guide their revisions before publishing a newscast.

Use the checklists below to help me revise this sample newscast

Use the checklists to guide the revisions of your own newscasts. Published newscasts should be ready to share with the class on Thursday 10/6

The student sample above ends with a lesson for the audience

The Sample above teaches the audience an important lesson in empathy

This final sample is a good example of a newscast that inspires activism. 

Making short nonfiction writing pack a punch!

Students- are you sick of your one dollar words only getting you so-far on your essays and newscasts? 

Trade them in for a VIVID,  and DESCRIPTIVE $10 word using visualthesaurus.com

• example: mess = 1 word,   catastrophe= $10 word