English Language ArtsLevel 8 Lesson 60

Mrs. Morrisey

Grammar Grabber

The main ingredients in this cake are eggs flower and milk.

Grammar Grabber

The main ingredients in this cake are eggs, flour, and milk.

Quickwrite: (5 min.)

In your own words, define radio

drama and subplot.

Quickwrite: (5 min.)

In your own words, define radio

drama and subplot.

Lesson ObjectivesFinal Review

What Have We Been Taught So Far?

Types of WritingResearch Paper WritingRadio DramaAutobiographySubplots

Types of Writing

NarrativeExpository

PersuasiveDescriptive

Narrative Writing(writing that tells a story)

Use for:Personal essaysFictional storiesPlot summariesPlays

Expository Writing(factual writing)

Used for:NewspaperResearchProjectsInformational

texts

Persuasive WritingExpresses an opinion & attempts to convincereader to also believe in this opinion

Use for:EssaysEditorialsBook ReviewsDebates

Descriptive WritingCreates a vivid picture of an idea, place, person or event

Use for:FictionPoetryPersonal experiences

The Research Paper

What is a Research Paper?

(a written analysis of the information collected about a particular subject)

What is the Process?Pre-WritingDraftingRevisingEditing

Pre-Writing

Preparatory work for a piece of writing

ComponentsTopic SelectionTopic RevisionSource ReviewNotetakingThesis StatementOutline

DraftingWriting

ComponentsIntroduction WritingBody WritingConclusion Writing

RevisingAltering what's written in order to improve or make changes

ComponentsRevising the draftRevising the documentation

EditingTo revise or correct

ComponentsEdit final draftProofread final draftCreate final draft

Radio Drama

What is Radio Drama?

(a dramatized, purely acoustic performance broadcast in audio media)

More about Radio Drama?No Visual ComponentDependent upon narration, dialogue, music and sound effectsListener imagines the story

1880s French engineer requested patent1920s English radio drama begins in US1930s radio drama popular in US and other countriesMysteries, thrillers, soap operas, and comedies1950s-60s radio drama lost popularity w/advent of television

Radio Drama History

Narration

(the process of telling a story or describing what happens)

Dialogue(conversation, talking between two or more people)

Gives Information

Characterization

Builds Suspense

Sets Tempo

Music(enhances performance through creation of dramatic mood)

Sound Effects(artificially created sounds to enhance content of a drama or film)

Autobiography

What is an autobiography?

(a person's account of his or her own life or part of it)

Components of an Autobiography?Life DescriptionMeaning of LifeVision of the FutureConclusion

Life Description

Overview of Main Events in lifeChronological OrderEvents connected to overall Theme(s)

Meaning of Life

Explains what life is to YOUWho YOU are where life is/has taken YOUImpact others have on YOUR life

Vision of the Future

Personal predictions of upcoming yearsWhere YOUR life is goingVague or Full of Details

Conclusion

Summary of matters discussedReflects on the purposePositive ending

SUBPLOTS

What are subplots?

(stories within a main story; mini plot)

Benefits in using SubplotsEnhances the plotAdds layers & complexityCreates suspensePropels the story forwardsStrengthens characterization

Enhances the PlotSubplots add a flavor that makes the plot better

Adds Layers & Complexity

Layers and complexity enrich the story and keep the plot from growing dull

Creates Suspense

Subplots help to build suspense in a story.

Suspense is what keeps the reader reading.

Propels the Story Forward

Subplots generate reader interest and push the plot forward

PLOT

SUBPLOT

Strengthens Characterization

Subplots support the plot in character development

Final Assessment Layout 10 Types of Writing

10 The Research Paper

10 Radio Drama

10 Autobiography

10 Subplots

Each question worth 2pts

Review notes.

Reread stories.

Complete Final Assessment.

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