Sorry this seems off topic for mosaic but I wanted to respond to a post I saw.the idea to write a lead and a stretch, etc. reminded me of Gretchen Bernabei She has the students write a BaDaBing What your feet did, what your eyes saw, and what your mind thought. I strolled into the kitchen as my mother quickly stuffed something into the drawer. I bet that's my birthday present. Stomping ( feet did) through the jungle where the sunlight filtering through the green leaves turned even the air green. (eyes saw) I thought "This place is magical." (mind thought) I call it action +snapshot + thoughtshot equals a scene. _________________________________________________________________ Climb to the top of the charts! Play the word scramble challenge with star power. http://club.live.com/star_shuffle.aspx?icid=starshuffle_wlmailtextlink_jan _______________________________________________ Mosaic mailing list [email protected] To unsubscribe or modify your membership please go to http://literacyworkshop.org/mailman/options/mosaic_literacyworkshop.org.
Search the MOSAIC archives at http://snipurl.com/MosaicArchive.
