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Writing our Synopsis

Writing our Synopsis. Directions . Read the example synopsis passed to you and, in your RWNB, jot down ways in which the author attracts the reader’s / buyer’s attention. What information is introduced? What is the plot of this book? What themes are introduced in the synopsis?

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Writing our Synopsis

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  1. Writing our Synopsis

  2. Directions • Read the example synopsis passed to you and, in your RWNB, jot down ways in which the author attracts the reader’s / buyer’s attention. • What information is introduced? • What is the plot of this book? • What themes are introduced in the synopsis? • How do they introduce character names? • What is the best sentence in the synopsis? • What questions do you have about the plot of the book?

  3. An Example Synopsis • Beginning with her family’s harrowing migration out of Saigon in 1975, Stealing Buddha’s Dinner follows Bich Nguyen as she comes of age in the pre-PC-era Midwest. Filled with rapacious hunger for American identity, Nguyen’s desire to belong transmutes into a passion for American food--pringles, Kit Kats, and Toll House cookies. More exotic-seeming than her Buddhist grandmother’s traditional specialties, the campy preservative-filled delicacies of mainstream America become an ingenious metaphor for her struggle to become a “real” American. Stealing Buddha’s Dinner is also a portrayal of a diverse family: Nguyen’s hardworking, hard-partying father; pretty sister; wise and nurturing grandmother; and Rosa, her Latina stepmother. And there is a mystery of Nguyen’s birth mother, unveiled movingly over the course of the book. Nostalgic and candid, Stealing Buddha’s Dinner is a unique vision of the immigrant experience and a lyrical ode to how identity is often shaped by the things we long for. • --Stealing Buddha’s Dinner, Bich Minh Nguyen

  4. Directions • Emulate your synopsis from one you have read today. • Incorporate • the title of your novel; • Character names; • Conflict; • Originality; • Gut Emotional Appeal; • Overarching themes in the book…

  5. What you will need for Thursday • Printed copy of your novel with a cover page • Printed copy of your synopsis • Printed copy of your process essay • Printed copy of your novel rubric to staple to the front • Submit you’re your excerpt with your synopsis appearing first • Make sure everything is in MLA format

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