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The Mayor says
Before you write your own, let us sharpen your eye. A writer who can spot the sentence that acts can build a scene a reader can stand in.
Three ways to sharpen your eye before you write your own. No grades here, just practice.
Acting or announcing?
Send each sentence to where it belongs.
Match the part of the Path
Tap a part of the Path on the left, then the sentence that does its job on the right.
The part
The sentence
Finish the plan
Here is the Mayor's Path plan for Garvin's kitchen, with one note missing. Which note belongs in the blank?
- The place Garvin's kitchen, halfway through the anniversary dinner.
- One path Near to far: the counter, then the stove, then the window.
- What acts at the stove
- The last detail The window swings open, and the smoke rolls out.