1. Focusing QuestionFocusing Question | Mini Lesson | Writer’s Work Time | Lesson SummaryMini LessonWriter’s Work TimeLesson Summary Show Your Setting Objective: To develop the setting of the story using sensory detail. Focusing Questions: How can you show more about your plot by describing the character’s surroundings? Strategy: To elaborate on the plot by incorporating details related to the setting.

2. Focusing QuestionFocusing Question | Mini Lesson | Writer’s Work Time | Lesson SummaryMini LessonWriter’s Work TimeLesson Summary Mini Lesson A detailed and convincing setting allows the reader to envision the story more deeply. Details about setting also create a mood in short stories. Writers use: –Strong verbs –Adjectives –Adverbs –Metaphors and similes. Descriptive language can transform a setting, for example: PLAIN: “The girl was scared to go into the attic.” SCARY: “The trembling girl cautiously inched up the ladder to the shadowy attic.”

3. Focusing QuestionFocusing Question | Mini Lesson | Writer’s Work Time | Lesson SummaryMini LessonWriter’s Work TimeLesson Summary Writer’s Work Time 1.Review your story map. 2.Think about the scene’s location and time. 3.Brainstorm details using your five senses. Use the Sense and Sensibility section of your Writer’s Toolkit (Handout 3.1a) for extra help. 4.Try out your ideas on your climax scene. Use similes and metaphors as well. 5.Save your work with a filename that includes your name and today’s date. 6.Upload your draft in the Online Classroom under the Step 3 activity, Submit Your Draft Scene.

4. Focusing QuestionFocusing Question | Mini Lesson | Writer’s Work Time | Lesson SummaryMini LessonWriter’s Work TimeLesson Summary By using detailed language to describe your setting, you can help your reader better envision the story. How can you use strong verbs, adjectives and adverbs to help you write?