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Details General Purpose

Specific Purpose

Purpose, shown with details from story

I dared not blink or breathe.

Describe fear

Mood (list words and/or phrases)

Mood is tense and scary

Create suspense and fear

Entertain Inform about…

Feelings are under my control. Sparkling, ascent, sunlit

Shift the mood from fear to triumph

Author's Purpose / Mood--Copy this chart and fill in as we read.

Specific Purpose

Describe fear

Specific Purpose

Describe fear

Specific Purpose

Describe fear

Specific Purpose

Describe fear

Problem:Shadows from a passing car’s lights were creating scary images on the walls of the child’s bedroom.

Solution:The narrator realized what was causing the shadows.

Research topic: shadows, light, or reflections

• How are shadows/lights/reflections created?– You need one print resource. (Yes, a science textbook will work.)– You need one electronic resource.• Sources must be credible (trustworthy).– (no Wikipedia, ask.com, or e-how)• You must include direct quotations.• You must cite your sources. • (Demonstrate AVL, Easybib)– HOLT MLA Citations PowerPoint

You need to explain what light is before you can explain shadows or reflections.– 1 page– Paragraph 1 – Introduction/include definition of your topic– Paragraph 2 – What is light?– Paragraph 3 – What are shadows?– Paragraph 4 – Conclusion: What you learned from the research

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