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Lightning in a Bottle

Lightning in a Bottle. Visual Prompts for Insights. Much of our lives depends on luck and timing. STAAR Expository Writing -. 1. Look at the artwork or photo. 2. Read the Prompt. Write a truism about the prompt.

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Lightning in a Bottle

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  1. Lightning in a Bottle Visual Prompts for Insights

  2. Much of our lives depends on luck and timing.

  3. STAAR Expository Writing - • 1. Look at the artworkor photo. • 2. Read the Prompt. Write a truism about the prompt. • 3. For the next minute, explain the truism. (What does it mean? Using the prompt, write a THESIS statement. • 4. Take a breath and indent. For the next three minutes, tell how it connects to a piece of literature or a movie. • 5. Take a breath and indent. For the next three minutes, tell how it connects to your life, or the world, past or present. • 6. Take a breath and indent one more time. In the next two minutes, restate THESIS in a slightly different way and write an “I wonder” statement.

  4. Expository Text Structure

  5. Much of our lives depends on luck and timing. • 3. For the next minute, explain the statement. (What does it mean? What is your interpretation of it?)

  6. Much of our lives depends on luck and timing. • 4. Take a breath and indent. For the next three minutes, tell how it connects to a piece of literature, movie, or TV.

  7. Much of our lives depends on luck and timing. • 6. Take a breath and indent. For the next three minutes, tell how it connects to your life or our world.

  8. Much of our lives depends on luck and timing. • 7. Take a breath and indent one more time. In the next minute, finish with something your discussion leaves you wondering about the statement.

  9. READ: People do their best when supported by their peers. • Write: Explain how working together can make a big difference.

  10. READ: Life is a fight, and everyone either participates or observes. • Write: Explain why it is sometimes necessary to take a chance.

  11. Read: Kindness is a universal language. Write: Explain how actions can be more powerful than words.

  12. Read: Life has many kinds of tests. • Write: Explain how failure can make a person stronger.

  13. Read: "The only thing we have to fear is fear itself.“-Franklin Delano Roosevelt. Write: Explain why it is important to face your fears.

  14. Read: Don’t judge a book by its cover. • Write: Explain the importance of getting to know people before forming an opinion about them.

  15. Read: There’s no telling where a road will take you. Write: Explain why life is a journey not the destination.

  16. Read: Love and hate can exist in the same place. Write: an essay on why people should not hate others.

  17. When you fall in love, you're willing to look more foolish than any other time in your life.

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