Tuesday, February 3, 2015

Word Choice - Whittington

Find a brilliant example of word choice in this week’s text!  Look for examples of the author "showing - not telling" by using sensory details within their writing.
Write the entire sentence and explain why you chose it.  Please include page number.

Example:  

"Bob’s face went ashen. His breathing came in ragged gasps." p.36

4 comments:

  1. Word choice pg80 "'Nay!' she bellowed. 'Nay to nitbags, nay to pets!' She seemed mad because she was yelling and there is also a picture on pg81

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    1. Then...She snached her broom and took after the cat like she'd swatted at Dick the first evening

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  3. "then one day outside the inn he overheard a carter telling the men helping him unload barrels of cider that he had heard from a man who had been there that London's streets were paved in gold and all the people were plump and healthy."- Whittington said (whittington pg. 41 paragraph 3) i think it is brilliant language because it really describes London

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