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Quick conversation
• Share your work with a partner. Discuss how the verbs and verb phrases that the author used in Tangerine produce different mental images for the audience. How would the story be different if the author had used different verbs? Be sure to think about the descriptive effect of a sentence during your conversation.
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I prefer the verb
I think the verb is effective because .
I think that if the author had used , it would .
because .
Write an Explanatory Text
After analyzing and evaluating verbs and verb phrases in Tangerine, you have enough information to write a short explanatory text about how the author’s use of verbs enhances the story. Choose one verb or verb phrase from your chart. Write a short text in which you explain the meaning of the verb or verb phrase and tell how it enhances the story. Before writing, read the model explanatory text provided. Notice what information is given in each of the sentences. Try structuring your text in the same way.
ModEl: EXPlANAToRY TEXT
The verb phrase “vaulting over the handrails” means that the students were leaping over the handrails of the walkways to get away from the portables as quickly as they could because they were scared. This verb phrase enhances the story because it gives the reader a clear and precise picture of the action taking place. The word “vaulting” reminds me of an Olympic athlete, so it shows that the students were putting a lot of effort into their escape.
Unit 3 • Choices and Consequences • Part 1: Tangerine 101
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