Transcript Using exact words

The Hazards of Moviegoing
Where do you prefer to watch movies?
Or
1. To explore the structure of the essay;
2. To read for the key ideas in the essay;
3. to build up a strong sense of word
choice and use specific words.
1. Outline of The Hazards of Moviegoing
Thesis statement
Topic sentences
Thesis restatement
While I love movies as much as ever, the inconvenience of going out,
the temptations of the theater, and the behavior of some patrons
are reasons for me to wait and rent the video.
(1) To begin with, I just don’t enjoy the general hassle of the evening.
(2) Second, the theater offers tempting snacks that I really don’t need.
(3) Many of the other patrons are even more of a problem than the
concession stand.
I was tired of the problems involved in getting to the theater,
resisting unhealthy snacks, and dealing with the patrons.
2. Reading for key ideas
Reason 1: Getting to the theatre presents difficulties.
What kinds of difficulties are they?
a. Have to drive fifteen minutes
b. Parking lot is always jammed
c. Endless ticket line
d. Tickets may sell out, and the theatre is crowded
e. Tickets cost up to $8 each
f. Sticky floor
2. Reading for key ideas
Reason 2. Snacks provided in the theatre are problems.
(1)How does the author develop paragraph 3?
The paragraph is developed by comparison and contrast.
(2)Which word can signal the way of paragraph
development?
however
2.Reading for key ideas
Reason 3: Some patrons are annoying.
Bad behaviors such as running
and talking loud etc.
human noises and disturbance
3. Writing feature: using specific details
Techniques:
(1) Using exact names
(2) Using vivid verbs
(3) Using sensory words
Technique 1: Using exact words
carrot
turnip
potato
cake
vegetable
cereal
bread
pie
meat
fruit
apple
beef
pork
pear
peach
sausage
Technique 2: Using vivid verbs
guffaw
grin
giggle
chuckle
simper
Technique 3: Using sensory words
Compare the pair of sentences
1.The bread is appetizing.
2.The combination of fresh cherries,
crunchy pecans with a hint of coffeeinfused ale in the background makes a
delicious loaf.
Specific support:
People of all ages
crinkle candy
wrappers, stick gum
on their seats, and
drop popcorn tubs or
cups of crushed ice
and soda on the floor.
(para. 4)
(using exact words)
Vague support:
People are often
messy, so they
leave the food
they’re eating
everywhere.
Specific support:
Vague support:
Little kids race up and down the
aisles, usually in giggling packs.
Teenagers try to impress their
friends by talking back to the
screen, whistling, and making
what they consider to be hilarious
noises. Adults act as if they were
at home in their own living room
and comment loudly on the ages
of the stars or why movies aren’t
as good anymore. (para. 4)
(using exact words and vivid verbs)
Many people of
all ages make
noises and
create
disturbances at
their seats. Some
act as if they
were at home
watching TV.
Specific support :
Vague support:
They also cough and burp,
squirm endlessly in their
seats, file out for repeated
trips to the rest rooms or
concession stand, and
elbow you out of the
armrest on either side of
your seat. (para.4)
(using sensory words)
People are also
always moving
around near you,
interrupting your
enjoyment of the
movie.
She is beautiful.
She has long hair.
She has very beautiful eyes.
She wears a fashionable skirt.
Her hair lay back in curls from her delicate ears.
sensory word
exact word
She had a pair of eyes, which sparkled with the brightest and honestest good-humour.
vivid verb
She wears a dress of heavy, rich silk, with flowers on it.
sensory word
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