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#10 - Fluency Ex: Q/A (9.22)

For the next 5 minutes, I’d like you to write as much as you can.

Don’t worry about getting grammar and punctuation perfect at the moment – just push yourself to keep writing the whole time.

The goal of this practice is to generate as much content as possible.

Resist the urge to reread your writing and instead search for new ways to keep going after you’ve hit a block.

Remember to continue to use showing, not telling writing practices.

You may write about anything, if you have something on your mind, but otherwise address this prompt:

Day 3: Ask a provocative question and answer it. Perhaps consider various points of view.

After the writing time, we will briefly share, count words, and ask questions.

Comprehension Chart:

Make sure that you are listing the major events from the beginning, middle, and end. I recommend breaking the story down into parts.

If we leave out events from large parts of the story, especially the end, then we will NOT have a basic understanding of the events.

Make sure that you capture ideas about the main characters from the beginning, middle and end of the story.

If we leave out ideas about large parts of the story, especially the end, then we will NOT have a basic understanding of the characters.

If we don't have a basic understanding of the characters and events, HOW can we interpret the "meaning"?

The work you do to understand during the "comprehension" phase will make the writing easier down the road

Struggling with this is not a reason to give up or stop working. If you practice giving up, then you will master giving up and that is not what we are here to do!

If you cannot move forward, please check-in with me. If you seek help that helps you to move forward, then you are doing a practice that will help you in every aspect of life. Let's master that!