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EmpoWord Notes each of us has a story we only become stories at the end narration makes the story be told there are many aspects that make a good story the plot is most important it is important to have a detailed timeline sequence helps tell a story chronologically  point of view helps shape the reader's experience each character has a different point of view the tone of the character shapes their attitude its important to have different kinds of characters imagery helps create the setting dialogue is much more than just words but can mean a lot more tone and inflection in voice and other aspects help create a character

The Cat and Mouse By: Thomas Frederick Crane introduces first character uses dialogue to show emotion describes characters actions multiple characters in and out all dialogue with main character uses dialogue to express how main character feels another character comes along to impress main character describes actions of the two characters dialogue between them a problem occurs main character is sad objects begin to talk to the cat chain of events happen many objects talk describes the different objects actions started small and ended up large A cat and mouse.

Water and Salt By: Thomas Frederick Cane introduces main characters begins by giving setting uses dialogue between all characters introduces the plot of story uses verbs to describe the actions of the characters one character is in trouble new character introduced plan is set up main character is being set up to learn a lesson describes emotions of characters king is is taught a valuable lesson  daughter proves a point live happy together forgiveness  Salt

This story is now in my google site.  Once upon a time, there was a young woman, Elizabeth, who was looking for a man to marry. Elizabeth had many suitors, too many to count. She loved men and she loved dating many at the same time. But, there was one man in particular she liked more than the others, his name was Mr. Smith. Mr. Smith was tall and built like a strong lumberjack. He treated Elizabeth better than any of her other suitors and one day he decided he needed to marry Elizabeth. He asked her to marry him and Elizabeth excitedly agreed. A couple weeks had gone by of being engaged an everything was going great. He kept telling Elizabeth how amazing his mansion was in the Hamptons that they were going to move into together but he would not let her see it because he wanted it to be a surprise. Mr. Smith told Elizabeth that he needed to go out of town for business for a couple of days and Elizabeth thought this was the perfect time to go and get a sneak peek at the house, she ha

Mr. Fox By: Joseph Jacobs introduces main character gives qualities about the character introduces second character gives qualities about him the two join together introduces premise of the story she finds what she was looking for leads up to the climax foreshadowing climax happens describes characters emotions other character is caught in the act of doing something bad describes the actions of both characters  character is terrified and runs away dialogue between characters suspicion  ends with a dramatic scene bad guy dies Mr. Fox's castle

Tom Tit Tot By: Joseph Jacobs begins by giving the setting introduces main character states action of character introduces problem introduces solution dialogue between mother and daughter all the pies are gone conflict between the characters new character introduced king wants to marry daughter a lie is told daughter is in trouble  dialogue between king and daughter new character introduced new character to help solve the problem daughter must guess name shes in another problem  one problem leaves and another one comes king gives wife the answer she guessed his name The pies the daughter ate.

How Did English Evolve begins by giving to scenarios introduces two different tribes describes a war describes old english the island gets split in half describes the two different languages the two languages combined war breaks out again french came into the picture and latin english began to adapt with these other languages different words with the same meaning have different connotations Where Do New Words Come From? 1000 new words are added every year we have over 170,000 words in the dictionary new inventions come with new words science calls for new words english borrows words from other languages we borrow many ideas from other countries new concepts have to be named for science lots of words are blended together from two other words new words arent always new sometimes they just have a new meaning sometimes words are used in the wrong way dictionaries only document current words Dictionary .

Beth Gellert  By: Joseph Jacobs introduces character dog is introduced introduces the problem dog is missing the prince went to hunt for his favorite dog describes the princes emotions finds dog dog is covered in blood little boy is now missing blood everywhere prince kills the dog the dog saved the little boys life prince is devastated  made a grave in his honor Gellert, the favorite dog.

The Sprightly Tailor  By: John D. Batten introduces scene introduces character sets up the premise of the story a request is made one character sets out to fulfill the request describes the scene around the tailor supernatural event occurs dialogue between human and supernatural uses descriptive words to describe the supernatural figure describes the emotions of both characters scared, the tailor runs out the supernatural figure left his mark on the castle the character fulfills the request rewarded for finishing it The haunted church .

Why the Dog's Tail Goes Between Their Legs Many years ago, before dog came to live with man, a dog had ears that stuck up to the sky and a tail that pointed straight up. This is how the dog was always known to look; strong and sturdy. One night a dog was wondering around the forest searching for food, he was starving and hadn't eaten in three days. The dog came upon a village, he saw the men roasting their meat and saw the women preparing other delicious looking foods. The dog was desperate and was willing to do anything to eat. He approached the man and kindly asked for a portion of their meat. The man immediately began to laugh and shooed the dog away. But he was starving, he proposed that if they were to give him food he would be their most loyal companion and protector. The man took a minute, but agreed. The dog became man's best friend, he went everywhere with man and the man fed him as promised. Many days went on like this, the dog and the man were as happy as can b