WEAVING: THE NEXT STEPS TO LEAVING THE FORMULA…

STEP #1: INFUSING CONNOTATIVE “CM” WORDS IN TO THE CD SENTENCES.

CONNOTATIVE= WORDS THAT EVOKE CERTAIN FEELINGS OR IMAGES.

EX: (WALK) STROLL, SAUNTER, STORM

HE WALKED OUT OF THE ROOM, HE STROLLED OUT OF THE ROOM, HE SAUNTERED OUT OF THE ROOM, HE STORMED OUT OF THE ROOM.

· IT IS OFTEN HELPFUL TO BRAINSTORM CONNOTATIVE WORDS THAT WILL ANSWER THE PROMPT, PROVE THE TS, AND ALLOW FOR WORD VARIETY IN YOUR PARAGRAPH/ESSAY.

· SEE IN CLASS PRACTICE EXAMPLE ON THE BACK OF THIS SHEET… ---------à

STEP #2: DELETE “SENTENCE STARTERS” (ie- for example, this shows that, this also shows, this is because, as a result) AND UTILIZE LEAD-INS (BOTH CD LEAD-INS AND CM LEAD-INS)

CD LEAD-IN= FACT ABOUT THE PLOT AND/OR CHARACTERS. USE AS A LEAD-IN FOR A CM.

EX: AS THE BOYS DANCE AROUND THE FIRE, THEIR DESPERATE CHANTING FEEDS THEIR DESIRE TO KILL AND CREATES THE FRENZIED ATMOSPHERE THAT ULTIMATELY LEADS TO SIMON’S TRAGIC DEATH.

CM LEAD-IN= COMMENTARY ABOUT THE STORY THAT CAN BE USED BEFORE A CD.

EX: THIS CONTAGIOUS FEAR OVERWHELMS THE BOYS AND PROPELS THEM INTO A FATAL FRENZY, RESULTING IN SIMON’S DEATH.

ONCE YOU HAVE THAT DOWN, MIX UP THE ORDER OF THE CDs AND CMs IN YOUR PARAGRAPHS, KEEPING THE RATIO AT ABOUT 2 CMs TO EACH CD. RATIO DOESN’T HAVE TO BE EXACT; HOWEVER, THE OVERALL FEEL OF THE PARAGRAPH SHOULD BE 1/3 FACTS FROM THE TEXT AND 2/3s YOUR INTERPRETATON AS TO HOW THESE FACTS PROVE YOUR TS. DON’T USE THE SAME ORDER FOR EACH PARAGRAPH… CHANGE IT UP!

TWO WAYS TO DO THIS:

v MAKE A “PARAGRAPH MAP” FOR YOURSELF THAT CHANGES FOR EACH PARAGRAPH (INSTEAD OF TS, CD, CM, CM, CD, CM, CM, CS FOR THE PARAGRAPH MAYBE USE A “MAP” LIKE… TS, CM, CD, CM, CM, CM, CD, CS. FOR THE NEXT PARAGRAPH, MIX IT UP AGAIN: TS, CM, CM, CD, CD, CM, CM, CS)

v WRITE NATURALLY AND THEN GO BACK OVER YOUR PARAGRAPH TO MAKE SURE THE RATIO OF CD TO CM IS CORRECT…

Weaving: Step One Practice

TS- IN ROMEO AND JULIET BY WILLIAM SHAKESPEARE, FRIAR LAWRENCE IS PARTLY RESPONSIBLE FOR THE TRAGIC AND SENSELESS DEATHS OF THE STAR-CROSSED LOVERS.

CD- FOR EXAMPLE, AFTER HE SENDS A LETTER TO ROMEO EXPLAINING HIS PLAN TO GIVE JULIET A POTION, HE LEAVES HER IN THE TOMB WHEN HE REALIZES ROMEO IS DEAD.

CM- AFRAID FOR HIS OWN REPUTATION, HE IS WILLING TO ABANDON JULIET RATHER THAN STOP FURTHER TRAGEDY.

CM- HIS SELFISH DESIRE TO SAVE HIS OWN SKIN LEADS TO THE GRIEVOUS LOSS OF AN INNOCENT AND HEARTBROKEN GIRL.

CS- HE MUST ACCEPT PART OF THE BLAME FOR THE DEVASTATION THAT OCCURS.