“Let us define plot. We have defined a story as a narrative of events arranged in their time-sequence. A plot is also a narrative of events, the emphasis falling on causality. ‘The king died and then the queen died,’ is a story. ‘The king died, and then the queen died of grie...
where, to whom, and why. There are many ways to outline a story, but planning scene by scene is a useful way to make sure every scene has purpose, intrigue, and the other ingredients of a great read.
Let's make something clear: for all intents and purposes, a 34 on an ACT is equivalent to a perfect 36. No top college is going to give you more credit for a 36 than a 34. You've already crossed their score threshold, and whether you get in now depends on the rest of your appl...
Culturally sustaining approaches provide structured opportunities for cultural sustenance of students’ cultural wealth in ways that contend with the politics of belonging. I return to the example of counterspaces to illustrate this argument. Reflecting a culturally sustaining approach, counterspaces afford ...
The Omniscience Principle is a way of looking at the world. As Einstein maintains: “Change your point of view and your world changes”. It’s about YOU and breaking free of the constraints forced upon you through indoctrination and manipulation since birth; moral codes and policing you can ...
In short, the antagonist is so much more than just the “bad guy.” The antagonist (or “antagonistic force,” if not personified) is one of the most integral pieces to creating a story that works. Your protagonist may be the main attraction, butthe antagonist is the one who provides th...
Consider how the text is structured, and how the structure relates to the story being told. Novels are often divided into chapters and parts. Poems are divided into lines, stanzas, and sometime cantos. Plays are divided into scenes and acts. ...
point, I know enough about the story to identify at least half its major structural beats. From there, I’ll spend the rest of the General Sketches filling in the blanks and searching for the rest of the missing beats. The farther I get into the outline, the more structured it becomes....
Most of us want the same thing:happiness. Interestingly, we have a lot of control over our happiness. Our sense of joy depends on the levels of neurotransmitters (or neuromodulators) likedopamine, endorphins, serotonin, andoxytocin. Our lives are structured to engage in ...
Because I know that more than anything else,your SAT score is a reflection of how hard you work and how smartly you study. SAT Reading is Designed to Trick You. You Need to Learn How Here's why: the SAT is a weird test. When you take it,don't you get the sense that the questio...