1. Pick a "paint chip." Describe your color. What things are or could be that color? Pick one thing and describe it thoroughly. Describe the item so well that the reader could "see" it without actually seeing it.
2. Share.
3. Examples of description: Gary Soto and Gary Paulsen
Examples of Effective Description
about eight inches long
nearly six inches in diameter at the widest point
tapers down gradually from the widest point for a couple of inches and then drops precipitously to a curlicue-like tai
At the opposite end, the whorls gradually increase in size form the tiny innermost ones to the large, most recent growths.
The outside is covered with smooth wrinkles, and there are regular protrusions around the top of the outer whorl.
fudge ripple
caramel sauce
butterscotch
shadow
beaver
wet sand
vanilla - chocolate twist
4. Qualities/Traits of an Effective Memoir
After you write a draft, use you ARMS
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Use your eyes and ears to revise.
5. Work on your memoir or short story.
- enough detail
- sensory detail
- descriptive words
- similes and metaphors
- (emotions)
- length is not too long and not too short
- effective titles
- what else?
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Use your eyes and ears to revise.
5. Work on your memoir or short story.
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