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SCAPES

SCAPES. Why do I need SCAPES?. SCAPES makes your writing stronger by helping you add descriptive details, supporting facts, comparisons, and strong support for your topic. * Start a New Page of NOTES titled SCAPES. S imiles & Metaphors C ause & Effect A necdotes P ersonification

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SCAPES

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  1. SCAPES

  2. Why do I need SCAPES? SCAPES makes your writing stronger by helping you add descriptive details, supporting facts, comparisons, and strong support for your topic.

  3. * Start a New Page of NOTES titledSCAPES Similes & Metaphors Cause & Effect Anecdotes Personification Example (List of 3) Sensory Images

  4. Simile A simile compares two unlike things using like or as. Example: His feet were as big as boats. (We are comparing the size of his feet to boats.) *Now try it: Write 1 example of your own!

  5. Metaphor A metaphorstates that one thing is something else. It compares 2 unlike things, but does NOT use like or as. Example: Her hair is silk. The sentence is comparing (or stating) that hair is silk. *Now try 1 of your own!

  6. Cause & Effect Cause & Effect explains why something happens or what happens as a result of something else. Example: Because of the torrential downpour last night, the ground was saturated and oozed between my toes. Other ways to use Cause & Effect: • There was flooding because of the heavy rain. • The flooding was caused by the heavy rain. • The heavy rain was the cause of the flooding. • The heavy rain was the reason for the flooding. • The flooding was attributed to the heavy rain. • There was flooding on account of the heavy rain. • Due to the heavy rain, there was flooding.

  7. Anecdote An Anecdote is a brief personal story used to help you make your point *Sample Writing Prompt: Persuade your audience that your school should require all students to wear uniforms. Example: Uniforms help all students to feel equal and don’t leave anyone feeling inferior because of their clothing. I have noticed on occasion a girl in one of my classes. She is the shy type that sits in the back of class. She knows all the answers, but never raises her hand because of a lack of self-confidence. One day when, instead of gazing over her, I really looked at her, I noticed her tattered jeans and hand-me-down shirt that didn’t really fit. Her confidence has been taken away because she doesn’t feel like she fits in to a material-crazed world.

  8. Personification Personification is when a non-human object is given human characteristics Examples:1. The wind stood up and gave a shout.2. The trees danced in the moonlight. (shouting and dancing are things that only humans can do) *Try 1 of your own now!

  9. Examples Use a list of 3 Examples when you are describing or giving reasons for something. • Instead of saying that the room smelled bad, • say: The room smelled of Lysol, gym socks and left-over lunch paraphernalia. * Now try 1 of your own!

  10. Sensory Images Use sensory imagery to describe in detail instead of tell. Non-Example: It was cold outside. Example: Jeff could feel the tingling chill down his spine like tiny needles.

  11. Acknowledgements • Thanks for Ms. Pepe @ LJPS for allowing us to have access to this PowerPoint.

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