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Echoing in Continuation Writing
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Echoing
呼应
details
plot
theme
language
A Good theme?
Find key sentences (especially opinion sentences)
Based on the opinions sentences, develop themes in terms of the development of plot
Step1. Echoing the theme
“Nothing is free, eh?”
“Good. And ask them for the payment.
Mrs. Gomez cried, “Thank you. My husband is still sick in bed. Times are hard.”
Nothing is free, but kindness can be shared and passed forward.
Are there any clues in the given passage that can indicate the following plot?
“Mrs. Gomez will place it in a large envelope,”
Walking inside, Rafi saw colorful drawings lying everywhere.
The three little Gomez kids were still busy with more pictures, pure smiles on their cute faces.
Step2. Echoing the plot
Possible versions:
Rafi and Sista sold the pictures and helped pay for the food with the money.
An idea hit Rafi that she could use the pictures drawn by the children as the payment.
A better one?
Instead of showing a trace of anxiety or embarrassment, Mrs Gomez nodded lightly, took out a filled envelope, and gave it to the girls with a gentle smile.
Step2. Echoing the plot
“Mrs. Gomez will place it in a large envelope,”
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Feelings &
thoughts
Certain items
Words&
actions
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Rich details
Atmosphere& surroundings
Step3. Echoing the details
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Words/actions/ feelings
Rich details
Step3. Echoing the details
details:
racing each other
laughed wildly
licking her lips
heart pounded
gasped
her voice shaky
echoing:
The envelope in hand, the girls grinned and raced each other, heading for the farmhouse.
When Rafi and Sista arrived, they gasped, “This…This is the payment from Mrs. Gomez.”
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Rich details
Atmosphere& surroundings
Step3. Echoing the details
On a mid-September afternoon,
stopped for a rest in the shade of a tree
echoing:
Sweat streaming down their cheeks and sweet juice running down their chins, the girls felt peaceful and satisfied inside.
Rich details
certain items
Step3.