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ScenesandSummaryFromTheSceneBookbySandraScofield

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Scenesareaction

Segmentofastorytoldindetail

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Scenesaslittlestories

Shift Beginning,middle,andend Timeandplace

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Sequence

Connectedbyasingleidea Eachpartservesapurposewiththewhole

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Scenes

Haveevent&emotion Meldingofaction,thought,andimageswithwords

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Function

Introduceplotelements Revealsomethingaboutthecharacter Setupasituation

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Structure

Situation Lineofaction Newsituation

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Pulse

Theenginethedrivesthescene Emotionalstateofdesireorneed

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Summaries

Passquicklyoveraperiodoftime Necessary Lackimmediacy

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Forthelastfiveweeksofschool,westumbledaboutthehallslikethe

undeadforcedtorelivetheexperiencesoftheiryouth.Wecalculatedthe

leastamountofeffortwewouldneedtoputin,inordertoreceiveour

desiredgrades,andwedidonlythatwork.And,notsuddenly,forwewere

countingdownthedays,summerwasuponus.

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Wefoughtforthenexttendays.Anditwasalwaysoversomethingso

ridiculousthatlater,afterourten-daywar,wewouldlaughforhoursabout

ourselfishnessandourobsessionwithcontrol.Itwasalwaysmudinthecar,

andspidersinthebathroom,andmissingkeys.Underneaththesurface,

therewasalwaysthetrueproblem,theonewerefusedtoaddress.Butkeys

andmudareeasiertoargueaboutthanliesandbetrayal.

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ChooseonescenefromTheDistanceoftheMoonandturnitintoasummary.

Whatislostinthesummary?Whyarescenessopowerful?

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TheDistanceoftheMoon

Whatshapeholdsthestorytogether?Whataretheevents?Whereistheclimaxofthestory?

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MarkonyourcopiestheplaceswhereCalvinousesSCENE.Chooseone.Whydidherenderthatasa

sceneandnotasasummary?Whatisitsfunction?

Whatchangesasaresultofthescene?

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Writeascene:Childrenarestreamingfromanelementaryschool,shoutingandcrying

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Writeascene:Awomancomeshomefromatripandfindsa(bear,gianttarantula,burglar)inherhome