1. Elaboration Ideas: Types Defintion Family Theme
Letters About Literature
Description Five Senses
Think of the 5 senses when you DESCRIBE your ideas.
All the Weird Watsons put their hand out of the car and felt god’s beard tickle them as they drove along the windy rode at midnight.
Description Color
Add color words to your sentences as ADJECTIVES .
Kenny laughed out loud when Byron was chowing down on the light pink Swedish crème cookies .
Comparisons Similes/ Metaphors
Create COMPARISONS in your writing. If describing your favorite vacation create a comparison .
The Weird Watsons and their Birmingham road trip adventures are like the (Create a comparison here) of another family example.
Anecdote
Describe a STORY/MEMORY that explains your point. Imagine, Pretend, Just think...
One time when Byron was going to get me back real good I…
Quotations
Add a QUOTE from a song lyric, poem, or speech to drive your point home.
“We are family…I got all my sisters and me…”
Statistic
Create a realistic STATISIC that explains your ideas.
92% of the families in America can relate to Watson’s family road trip to Birmingham.