Use one of the sentence starters below to expand on a thought that we discussed in class, or a new idea about the text. (Balzac and the Little Chinese Seamstress / Chp.1)
I wonder...
I began to think of...
I like the idea...
I know the feeling...
I noticed...
I was surprised...
If I had been...
I was reminded of...
TIPS
*If you get writer's block, here are some options:
Feelings (boring, sad, exciting, weird)
Questions (I wonder why the author put in certain parts....)
Images (pictures in the mind, sensory responses)
Favorite (or detested) words and phrases
Echoes (of other books, movies, television shows, headlines, songs, poems)
Reaction to characters or events (That Assef is such a snake!)
Memories (people, events, places you've known)
Connections (to other ideas, people, feelings, books)
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