Using Brush Strokes in Writing

1. UsingBrushStrokesinWriting

2. Writers can paint images for the reader using a writer’s brush strokes

3. Adding Absolute Brush Strokes – an absolute consists of a noun and an –ing verb D1

4. Example of Absolute Brush Strokes Jaws snapping, teeth grinding, the alligator lunged at the dog. D1

5. AbsoluteBrush StrokesPainted by the author, Anne Rice The mummy was moving. The mummy’s right arm was outstretched, the torn wrappings hanging from it, as the being stepped out of its gilded box! The scream froze in her throat. The thing was coming towards her---towards Henry, who stood with his back to it-- moving with a weak, shuffling gait, that arm outstretched before it, the dustrising from the rotting linen that covered it, a great smell of dust and decay filling the room. • --- The Mummy by Anne Rice D1

6. Can You Identify the Absolute Brush Strokes? • Mind racing, anxiety overtaking, the diver peered once more at the specimen. D1

7. Absolute Brush Strokes • Mind racing, anxiety overtaking, the diver peered once more at the specimen. D1

8. Identify Absolute Brush Strokes • Jaws cracking, tongue curling, the kitten yawned tiredly, awaking from her nap. D1

9. Absolute Brush Strokes • Jaws cracking, tongue curling, the kitten yawned tiredly, awaking from her nap. D1

10. Add two Absolute Brush Strokes before you write, zoom in close with your visual and imaginative eye. ________________, ________________, the puppy sprinted across the yard. D1

11. Identify theAbsolute Brush StrokeReview I glanced at my clock, digits glowingflorescent blue in the darkness ofnight. D2

12. Identify theAbsolute Brush Stroke Review I glanced at my clock, digits glowingflorescent blue in the darkness ofnight. D2

13. Add two Absolute Brush Strokes – before you write, zoom in close with your visual and imaginative eye. ______________, ___________, the skate boarder performed a stunt. D2

14. Add two Absolute Brush Strokes Nerves wrenching, knees pulsating, the skate boarder performed a stunt D2

15. Add two Absolute Brush Strokes _____________, _____________, the father yelled at his son. D2

16. Add two Absolute Brush Strokes Finger pointing, nerves shattering, the father yelled at his son. D2

17. Add two absolute brush strokes _____________, ________________, the mountain climber edged along the cliff. D3

18. Add two Absolute Brush Strokes Lips quivering, hands shaking, the mountain climber edged along the cliff. D3

19. Add two Absolute Brush Strokes – before you write, zoom in close with your visual and imaginative eye. ______________, ___________, the skier raced down the steep slopes. D3

20. Add two Absolute Brush Strokes Legs shaking, heart pumping, the skier raced down the steep slopes. D3

21. What is an absolute brush stroke? – an absolute consists of a noun and an –ing verb Cloze Activity – Absolute Brush Stroke D4

22. Write an example of an absolute brush stroke, using one of the following two images. Cloze Activity – Absolute Brush Stroke D4

23. Appositive Brush Strokes – after a noun in a basic sentence, you can add another noun phrase, set if off with commas, and paint a second image in the mind of the reader. D1

24. Appositive Brush Strokes The race car driver, an exhausted father who feared crashing, was relieved when the race was over. D1

25. Appositive Brush Strokesby the author, Cornelius Ryan Plowing through the choppy gray waters, a phalanx of ships, fast new attack transports, slow rust-scarred freighters, small ocean liners, channel steamers, hospital ships, weather-beaten tankers, and swarms of fussing tugs,bore down on Hitler’s Europe. June 6, 1944: The Longest Day D1

26. Identify theAppositive Brush Stroke The volcano, a ravenous god of fire, spewed forth lava and ash across the mountain. D1

27. Appositive Brush Strokes The volcano, a ravenous god of fire, spewed forth lava and ash across the mountain. D1

28. Identify theAppositive Brush Stroke The old Navajo woman, a weak and withered lady, stared blankly. D1

29. Appositive Brush Stroke The old Navajo woman, a weak and withered lady, stared blankly. D1

30. Identify theAppositive Brush Stroke The waterfall, a tilted pitcher, poured the fresh, pure spray into the creek. D1

31. Appositive Brush Strokes The waterfall, a tilted pitcher, poured the fresh, pure spray into the creek. D1

32. Add Your OwnAppositive Brush Stroke The runner, _________________________________, couldn’t help but feel that he was too old for this type of activity. D1

33. Add Your OwnAppositive Brush Stroke The runner, a retired basketball player who panted heavily , couldn’t help but feel that he was too old for this type of activity. D1

34. Identify theAppositive Brush Stroke The fish, a slimy mass of flesh, felt the alligator’s giant teeth sink into its scales as it struggled to get away. D2

35. Appositive Brush Strokes The fish, a slimy mass of flesh, felt the alligator’s giant teeth sink into its scales as it struggled to get away. D2

36. Add Your OwnAppositive Brush Stroke The model,______, sashayed down the runway. D2

37. Add Your OwnAppositive Brush Stroke The model, a tall girl at 5’10” who just graduated from modeling school, sashayed down the runway. D2

38. Appositive Brush Stroke The car,_________________, drove into the parking lot. D2

39. Appositive Brush Stroke The car, a flashy speeding machine, drove into the parking lot. D2

40. The soldier, _________ ___________________ __________________, returned from the war a changed man. Appositive Brush Stroke D2

41. Create two sentences with Appositive Brush Strokes using the following images D3

42. Create two sentences with Appositive Brush Strokes using the following images D4

43. What is an appositive brush stroke? – after a noun in a basic sentence, you can add another noun phrase, set if off with commas, and paint a second image in the mind of the reader. Cloze Activity – Appositive Brush Stroke D5

44. Adding a Participle Brush Stroke A participle is similar to an absolute brush stroke, but without the noun. It can be defined as an –ing word (or an –ing phrase) tagged onto the beginning, middle, or the end of a sentence. D1

45. An Example of a Participle Phrase Brush Stroke Swinging from limb to limb, Tarzan believed he was the king of the jungle. D1

46. An Example of a Participle Brush Strokes Drooling, yapping, and pacing, the dog hoped its owner would give it the treat he had just removed from the plastic container. D1

47. Participle Brush StrokesPainted by the author, Ernest Hemingway • Shifting the weight of the line to his left shoulder and kneeling carefully, he washed his hand in the ocean and held it there, submerged, for more than a minute, watching the blood trail away and the steady movement of the water against his hand as the boat moved. • --- Old Man and the Sea by Ernest Hemingway D1

48. Identify theParticiple Brush Strokes Melody froze, dripping with sweat, hoping with all her might that they wouldn’t hear the noise. A beam of light swung out into the darkness, searching. D1

49. Participle Brush Strokes Melody froze, dripping with sweat, hoping with all her might that they wouldn’t hear the noise. A beam of light swung out into the darkness, searching. D1

50. Identify theParticiple Brush Stroke Flying through the air on the wings of a dream, the Olympic long jumper thrust the weight of his whole body forward. D1