knock out the fcat writes! hialeah gardens high school

KNOCK OUT the FCAT Writes!Hialeah Gardens High School

Are you tired of gettingKNOCKED OUT

by the FCAT Writes?

Are you ready to CLOBBER, CRUSH

that CAT?

Are you ready to become a PRIZE FIGHTER?

Better yet, A PRIZE WRITER?

Let’s get Let’s get to work!to work!

FRESH IDEAS! VIVID DETAILS! MANY IDEAS ON ONE TOPIC! IMAGERY! WORDS THAT SHOW NOT TELL! SPECIFIC NAMES FOR YOUR IDEAS! ELABORATION ON EACH IDEA! LITERARY DEVICES!

We must We must KNOCK OUT KNOCK OUT that FCAT with:that FCAT with:

Make the FCAT NUMB with NUMBERS!

LAY them out with LITERARY TOOLS!

Knock the SENSE out of FCAT with SENSORY DETAILS!

Knock the FCAT to the PAVEMENT with CONCRETE DETAILS!

SCRIPT your winning round with DESCRIPTION!

Let's look at a few lines from the uniform

prompt, and let's see where we can elaborate!

Is the following sentence a quality example of ELABORATION?

Juan's clothes were distracting, and I

could not understand my math lesson.

Are there SPECIFICS like numbers,

concrete details, description, sensory

images?

Are there SPECIFICS like numbers,

concrete details, description, sensory

images?

NO! It's another T.K.O.!

Juan's clothes were distracting, and I could not understand my math lesson.

I pity the fool who uses

lame sentences!

I pity the fool who uses

lame sentences!

Let's try this move!

Just yesterday I was listening to Mr. Harrington’s lecture on obtuse angles, and I could not take my eyes of Juan’s t-shirt. The colors of it were so loud that it SCREAMED! Basically, it looked as if a million neon highlighter markers exploded onto his shirt.

LOOK! A CONCRETE

DETAILS!

LOOK! A CONCRETE

DETAILS!

LOOK! ANOTHER

CONCRETE DETAIL!

LOOK! ANOTHER

CONCRETE DETAIL!

LOOK! HYPERBOLE!

LOOK! HYPERBOLE!

LOOK! SENSORY

DETAILS!

LOOK! SENSORY

DETAILS!

LOOK!

PERSONIFICATION!

LOOK!

PERSONIFICATION!

Let's look at a few lines from the natural disaster

prompt, and let's see where we can elaborate!

Is the following sentence a quality example of ELABORATION?

We can help by collecting and

donating clothes to natural disaster

victims.

Are there SPECIFICS like numbers,

concrete details, description, sensory

images?

Are there SPECIFICS like numbers,

concrete details, description, sensory

images?

NO! It's another T.K.O.!

We can help by collecting and donating clothes to natural disaster victims.

Only a chump would use such BLAH sentences!

Only a chump would use such BLAH sentences!

Let's try this move!

The students at Hialeah Gardens High School can host clothing drives to benefit victims of hurricanes. I know of several girls who can no longer squeeze into last year's Lucky Jeans, as well as many guys whose Jordans crunch up their toes. If we can get even 50% of our student body to donate one garment or pair of shoes, that would be over 1,300 items for these unfortunate souls.

LOOK! A CONCRETE

DETAILS!

LOOK! A CONCRETE

DETAILS!

LOOK! ANOTHER

CONCRETE DETAIL!

LOOK! ANOTHER

CONCRETE DETAIL!

LOOK! NUMBERS!

LOOK! NUMBERS!

LOOK! STRONG

LANGUAGE!

LOOK! STRONG

LANGUAGE!

Now let’s work with a

TRAINING PARTNER!

With a partner, write 7 or more sentences on one of the following topics using ELABORATION (specific or concrete details, sensory images, literary tools, sensory details and/or numbers):•a yellow bus•the feel of spandex•pink, fuzzy lint•the smell of fresh mint•moldy oranges•orange spray paint•a man with a plate on his head

• a woman with 12 fingers

• the whine of a dog• the voice of an ex-wife• a man selling bananas• the toenails of the

yoga girl• a chewed-on pencil• the smell of spring• blue index cards• the last of the

toothpaste

Share your paragraph with another group, and have them highlight the ELABORATION!

DID YOU:

Make the FCAT NUMB with NUMBERS?

LAY them out with LITERARY TOOLS?

Knock the SENSE out of FCAT with SENSORY DETAILS?

Knock the FCAT to the PAVEMENT with CONCRETE

DETAILS?

SCRIPT your winning round with DESCRIPTION?