Writing a lead to your story is a great way to hook your reader and keep them wanting more. There are many different kinds of leads, but for now we are going to focus on the SNAPSHOT lead. A snapshot lead paints a picture in the readers head by using colorful and exciting descriptions.
example of a good snapshot lead: "Icy cold waves of blue shattered against the hull as our boat tumbled forward, threatening to pull us beneath the angry sea and into the darkness below."
Your assignment is to find an example of a snapshot from the book you are reading, and post it online. Snapshots can be found anywhere, not just the beginning of a chapter, so find a snapshot that hooks you and would make you want to read the book and post it online as your comment. We will share them in class tomorrow!
The massive doors at the far end were hauled open, and we entered the holiest place in the entire empire, the inner chapel. Inside it was cool and dark, and the air was sweet twith incense burning.
ReplyDeleteI wrote this one: Blue colors flew above the sreams of my dying comrades and the shots of the cannon breaking into the fort's red brick walls.
The next moment,a huge hand with pale fingers came snaking in through the window. This was followed by an arm, an arm asthick as a tree-trunk, and the arm, the hand, the fingers were reaching out across the room twards sophie's bed.
ReplyDeleteit was a late night in the twilight,black-darkas the inside of a burglars bag.The streets were deserted.A sooty fog crept.up from the river and alleyways echoed with shadows. around me i felt the city,echoing and empty desoate and dead.
ReplyDeleteScott and Chris were lying in the grass that had just been cut the day before, that cool cut grass smell all around them, a summer smell, watching the dogs chase each other around the goalpost, the sun warm enough on their faces that they really could still pretend it was summer vacation.
ReplyDeleteJack Hampton, from Comeback Kids page 55
that morning, everything started ringing at once
ReplyDeletethe toaster oven, the phene,the doorbell. I let the answering machine pick up the call, grabbed my cheesy toast from the toaster, and ran for the door. an express mail mouse stood on my doorstep.
I looked up and as another 24-liberater streaked across the MICHAGAN SKY. :)
ReplyDeleteWhach me do a backflip called Ivy. She lead back, strething her neck lik a tree bending in the wind.
ReplyDeleteStanding there brand new grass stains all over his knees. The idea came to him not just any old idea. a fantstically brilliant idea.
ReplyDeletetwo minute drill pg 117
gross haley moand as freclels the miller familys three year old dalmation woke her up with a slobbery kiss
ReplyDeleteThe bag had burst open. The chocolate had exploded. There were chocolate and ants and ant-covered and chocolate covered ants all over the ceiling and floor and walls of the microwave oven.
ReplyDeleteBOOK: Chocolate covered ants
extra credit pg9
ReplyDeleteIt was a long way down, but abby tried not to think about it. She dug the rubber toes of her rock-climbing shoes deeper into the crevice. She tested the grip of her left hand, then arched her back and streched her right arm above the, feeling around for something she could grab onto.
im trying to make one. i'll comment it later.
Albert trudged back to his team's dugout. But instead of sitting down, Albert went to the clubhouse. He watched a tape recording of his swing. He wanted to know what he did wrong. As he watched, he ate a piece of fruit.
ReplyDelete( from Albert Pujols By: Jeff Savage )
Stink was glued to the weather channel,when out on the porch he heard such a clatter !Thunk!Clunk!
ReplyDeleteJudy Moody and the Holly Joliday page 3
I could feel the soft shivering touch of the lips on the supersensitive skin of my throught, and the hard dents of two sharp teeth, just touching and pausing there. I closed my eyes in a languorous ecstasy and waited - waited with beating heart.
ReplyDeleteBook : Dracula
Signed, Justin Turet
I did get everybody started using my word,but like you said,it's not hurting anybody.
ReplyDeleteThe giants were playing ball with the BHG,vying with each other to see who could throw him highest.Sophie dug her nails into the sides of the pocket,trying to prevent her self from tumbling out when she was upside down.
ReplyDeletestink was glued to the weather channel. when out onthe porch he heard such a clatter! Thunk! Clunk! Stink sprang from the sofa to see what was the matter "mailman!" He shouted with glee.
ReplyDeleteJudy Moody & Stink THE HOLLY JOLIDAY, P3
Who's is this? Jimmy asked your girl friend?
ReplyDeleteGive it back!!! Schott said.You carry your dog picture with you brain? Jimmy said loud enough for every kid still waiting bus to hear.
Can I please have my picture back? he said
Jimmy smiled and shooke his head waving no.
I got a "D" in salami.
ReplyDelete" I flipped myself over and hung of the edge of the bed all of the blood flowed into my head. And I wondered if a person's face could explode from doing that".
telling1 my favrit food is icecream.
ReplyDeleteshowing1I like icecream beacause it smells good.It even tates good the flavor is mint choclate chip.It tates minty and good with choclate chips it makes you want to eat it.And after your done it makes you want to eat it again.
Two minuete drill by mike lupica
ReplyDeletePerry Field was a green field with woods on one side and a pool of water on the other.