大学英语高级写作教程Unit 6 Creative Writing.ppt

Comment: In describing a person, the writer not merely gives details of the person’s appearance, but tries to reveal their character, thoughts, and feelings through what they do and say, how he/she behaves to others and also from the reaction of people around them, which impress the reader deeply and bring the person/character to life. (You may find the full text of Kittredge of Harvard in the supplementary reading, Sample 5.) 7) Set up the Plot Plot is what happens, the storyline, the action. Jerome Stern says it is how you set up the situation, where the turning points of the story are, and what the characters do at the end of the story. A plot is a series of events deliberately arranged so as to reveal their dramatic, thematic, and emotional significance. — Jane Burroway Understanding these story elements for developing actions and their end results will help you plot your next short story. Explosion or “Hook”. A thrilling, gripping, stirring event or problem that grabs the reader’s attention right away. Conflict. A character versus the internal self or an external something or someone. Exposition. Background information required for seeing the characters in context. Complication.?One or more problems that keep a character from their intended goal. Transition. Image, symbol, dialogue that join paragraphs and scenes together. Flashback. Remembering something that happened before the story takes place. Climax. When the rising action of the story reaches the peak. Falling Action.? Releasing the action of the story after the climax. Resolution. When the internal or external conflict is resolve. Brainstorming Task： If you are having trouble deciding on a plot, try brainstorming. Suppose you have a protagonist whose husband comes home one day and says he doesnt love her any more and he is leaving. What are the actions that can result from this situation? She becomes a workaholic. Their children are unhappy. Their children w