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Learning to use AGS
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What is an attention grabbing sentence? (explain, no examples)____________________________________________________________________________
How is an a.g.s made?____________________________________________________________________________
Where should you use an a.g.s.?____________________________________________________________________________
Give me an example of an a.g.s. for:a.) The beginning of a scary story: ____________________________________________________________________________b.) The end of a crime thriller or murder mystery:____________________________________________________________________________c.) When introducing a new character in a love story:____________________________________________________________________________d.) When describing an unusual setting in a science fiction novel:____________________________________________________________________________
NAME:____________________
Brainstorm: Attention Grabbing Sentences
Change the sentence so that it grabs the reader’s attention in a more interesting way.
Evaluate this opening sentence. If you read only this sentence, would you want to continue reading?
Once upon a time a boy with blond hair and blue eyes was walking through the woods when he tripped over something that looked like a branch and said ”Ouch” , but the thing he tripped over turned out to be the tail of a giant troll.
Objective (goal)
ATTENTION! WAKE UP! Attention Grabbing Sentences and ”Urgency”
Short Term (Today):
• To use a piece of artwork to inspire you to create a story opening that would grab a reader’s attention…• To analyze (figure out) why certain sentences have
urgencyurgency= to grab a reader’s attentiona fire in a building commands
urgency
Long Term (your narrative story):
• To use attention grabbing sentences in your 8 paragraph narrative text
Steps
Attention Grabbing Sentence (ags)BrainstormWhat Themes or Genres does an ags try to express?
What Effects does an ags try to create?