1. Adding Details to Your
Writing
Ambre Lee
Dubnoff Center

2. Read the Following
Student Paragraph
I was in a fight on my first
day. I got beat-up. The
other fight that I was in
was with Jose. He does
not go to school here
anymore.

3. What Question Do You
Have After Reading This?
I was in a  Write a list of questions
in your notebook that
fight on my first you have after reading
day. I got beat- the paragraph.
up. The other
fight that I was in
was with Jose.
He does not go
to school here
anymore.

4. What Question Do You
Have After Reading This?
I was in a  Who? Who was the
fight with?
fight on my first
day. I got beat-
up. The other
fight that I was in
was with Jose.
He does not go
to school here
anymore.

5. What Question Do You
Have After Reading This?
I was in a  Who? Who was the
fight with? Is he/she a
fight on my first formidable (fearsome)
day. I got beat- opponent? Describe
up. The other this opponent. Who
has the upper-hand in
fight that I was in the fight and why?
was with Jose.
He does not go
to school here
anymore.

6. What Question Do You
Have After Reading This?
I was in a  Where? Where did the
fight take place? Were
fight on my first there a lot of people
day. I got beat- around? What were
up. The other they doing?
fight that I was in
was with Jose.
He does not go
to school here
anymore.

7. What Question Do You
Have After Reading This?
I was in a  What? What
happened during the
fight on my first fight? Punches?
day. I got beat- Slaps? Was it broken-
up. The other up? Who broke it up?
fight that I was in
was with Jose.
He does not go
to school here
anymore.

8. What Question Do You
Have After Reading This?
I was in a  When? When did the
fight happen? What
fight on my first class did it happen in?
day. I got beat- What time of day was
up. The other it?
fight that I was in
was with Jose.
He does not go
to school here
anymore.

9. What Question Do You
Have After Reading This?
I was in a  Why? Why did the
fight start?
fight on my first
day. I got beat-
up. The other
fight that I was in
was with Jose.
He does not go
to school here
anymore.

10. What Question Do You
Have After Reading This?
I was in a  How? How did you
fight on my first feel after the fight?
day. I got beat-
up. The other
fight that I was in
was with Jose.
He does not go
to school here
anymore.

11. What Question Do You
Have After Reading This?
I was in a fight  Use your notes to
on my first day. I create a detailed
paragraph about the
got beat-up. The
fight. Change the
other fight that I order and the words
was in was with to make an exciting,
Jose. He does not descriptive paragraph
go to school here that explains what
anymore. happened.