english_9_lm_draft

Directions: Using a sheet of paper, write a paragraph on the topic: helping others at
my own risk. Choose one from the possible situations below.
Possible situations:
1. A friend is habitually absent and asks you to cover up his being hooked to
computer games.
2. You witness a hit and run vehicular accident and the victim needs your
help.
3. Your classmate’s cell phone was confiscated because he was watching
pornography, and he wants you to help him get his cell phone.
4. Your neighbor badly needs money, but the only money you have got is
your weekly allowance.
5. A close friend runs away from home and asks you to let him stay in your
house.
YOUR FINAL TASKS
DRAFT
Task 16. Getting a Clear Picture
Direction: Evaluate the plot summary according to/against the guidelines.
Plot Summary/Synopsis
Guidelines
April
Mrs. Stevenson is sick
10, 2014
and confined to her bed. Her
only lifeline is the telephone.
One night, while waiting for her
husband to return home, she
impatiently tries to locate him.
She picks up the phone and
accidentally overhears a
conversation through a crossline,
between two men
planning to murder a woman
who lives near a bridge on
Second Avenue at 11:15 at
night on that day. She begins
a series of calls--to the
operator, to the police, and
others, desperate to prevent
the crime.
Guidelines to Writing a Good Plot Summary
1. The time and place should be indicated at the
beginning of the synopsis
2. A brief description of the main characters should be
given as they appear in the story
3. The synopsis should begin at the opening of the
story and told in the same order as the play, and end
at the play’s conclusion
4. Dramatic scenes that propel the story forward,
including climatic scenes should be described within
the synopsis
5. The synopsis must be no longer than 250 words
long
6. The story must be told in the present tense and in
the third person
7. When telling the story, dialogue should not be
included. The story should be related in an informal
way.
Processing:
Give your reasons for following the guidelines on writing synopsis.