1.Examples of Diminishers.

2. Examples of intinsifiers.

1. just, little, sort of, so, would/could/should

2. every, allways, never

1. Proper nouns

2.Proper Adjectives

3.First word of a direct quatation 

4.Title with a last name

5.Titles of things

6.Letter/ E-mail openings

7.First word in a closing letter/e-mail

What are the rules for "So What!" ?

1. Good writing has purpose point and reason 

2.Good writers looks for and finds the meanings and the significance in the subject that he/she is writing

3.you as the reader has to either discover or decide why this topic is important to read. The "So What!" is discovered throughout the writing process

Name three types of Narrative leads.

Dialogue

Action

Reaction

PEXP: personal expierience . This means that your story is about an expierience that you have personally had.

CPS:Charecter problem solution . This means that your story has a charecter that has a problem and the problem is fixed.

Make it Real!-Invest  right from the start in details of character: Collect a person

Dialogue:Get your character talking as a way to reveal himself or herself. (“I don’t have a very clear idea of who the characters are until they start talking.” —Joan Didion)

Action:Get your character up and moving around, doing things both little and big that show what he or she is like.

Flashback:Recall events from the past that show why your character is behaving as he or she does today.

Reaction:Show how your character responds to the actions, words, and ideas of another character.

Reflection:Whether the narrative voice is first (I) or third (he or she), tell often and everywhere what your character is thinking and feeling: the best, most essential way to create a life is to start and end with an inner life.

• Man Vs. Man
• Man Vs. Nature 
• Man Vs. Destiny
• Man Vs. Society  
• Man Vs. Super natural 
• Man Vs. Technology