Heartwarming Encounter between a Boy and an Old Man

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A little boy selling magazines for school walked up to a house that people rarely visited. The house was very old and shabby and the owner hardly ever came out. When he did come out, he would not say hello to his neighbors or passers-by but simply just glare at them. The boy knocked on the door and waited, sweating from fear of the old man. The boy s parents told him to stay away from the house, and a lot of the other neighborhood children were told the same thing from their parents.

As he was ready to walk away, the door slowly opened. What do you want? the old man said impatiently. The little boy was very afraid but he had a quota to meet for school with selling the magazines. So he got up the courage and said, Uh, sir, I am selling these magazines and uh, I was wondering if you would like to buy one from me.

The old man just stared at the boy without a word. The boy could see inside the old man s house and saw that he had dog figurines on the fireplace mantle. Do you collect dogs? The little boy asked. Yes, I have many collections in my house. They are my family here and they are all I have. The boy then felt sorry for the man, as it seemed that he was a very lonely soul.

Well, I do have a magazine here for collectors. It is perfect for you. I also have one about dogs since you like dogs so much. The old man was ready to close the door on the boy and said, No, boy. I don t need any magazines of any kind, now goodbye.

The little boy was sad that he was not going to make his quota with the sale. He was also sad for the old man being so alone in the house that he owned. The boy went home and then had an idea. He had a little dog figurine that he got some years ago from an aunt. The figurine did not mean nearly as much to him since he had a real live dog and a large family.

Reading for Writing when where A story why who how what

Reading for Writing sell magazines a little boy an old man

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Reading for Writing hardly ever came out not say hello to unfriendly simply just glared at Tip 1: By describing what a character does in detail instead of telling the readers directly, you can show his personalities or feelings vividly.

Reading for Writing knocked on the door opened slowly, said impatiently unwilling stared without a word uninterested tried to sell magazines asked about the dog figurines

Reading for Writing Yes, I have many collections in my house. They are my family here and they are all I have. all I have my family lonely Tip 2: By describing what a character says, you can picture his personalities or feelings vividly.

Reading for Writing slowly, impatiently unwilling knocked on the door tried to sell magazines stared without a word uninterested asked about the dog figurines my family all I have interested closed the door, No, goodbye impatient tried again to sell magazines

Reading for Writing What would the boy do next? give the dog figurine to the old man had an idea had a little dog figurine did not mean nearly as much to him Tip 3: The development of the story can be inferred from the given information.

Inferring the development Infer the development from the given sentences Para. 1 Para. 1 The little boy headed back down to the old man s house. Place: at the old man s house Time: in one day Para. 2 Para. 2 From that day on something changed inside the old man. What?

Inferring the development Raise questions about the development Para. 1 Para. 1 The little boy headed back down to the old man s house. Para. 2 Para. 2 From that day on something changed inside the old man. Tip 4: By raising questions on your own, you can produce more details of the development of the story.

Inferring the development Para. 1 Para. 1 The little boy headed back down to the old man s house. Q1: What would the little boy say and do? explained why he came again gave the dog figurine Q2: How would the old man react to the boy s visit and offer? asked why the boy came again accepted the dog figurine felt surprised and moved

Inferring the development Para. 2 Para. 2 From that day on something changed inside the old man. Q1: What changed inside the old man? Q2: What would the boy do for the old man? Q3: How would the old man feel in the end?

Inferring the development Q1: What change inside the old man? Q2: What would the boy do for the old man? Q3: How would the old man feel in the end? Unfriendly: Unfriendly: Not unfriendly: Not unfriendly: hardly ever came out not say hello to simply just glared at Lonely: Lonely: came out communicate with Not lonely: Not lonely: became his friend often visited only had dog figurines as his family

Requirements for Writing 25 1. 150 2. 5 3. 4.

Requirements for Writing Choose the underlined key words magazines, neighbors, the door, the old man, the little boy, quota, dog figurines, collections, lonely soul, real live dog Tip 5: Choose the key words covering the most important information, such as the main character(s) and the main object(s).

Tips for Writing By describing what a character does in detail instead of telling the readers directly, Tip 1: _________________________________ ______________________________________ you can show his personalities or feelings vividly. By describing what a character says, Tip 2: ___________________________________ you can picture his personalities or feelings vividly.

Assessment Criteria for Writing Writing Items Levels Content: cohesive (well connected), rich, Cohesion Use of underlined words Rich Content Accuracy of language Variety of language Coherence reasonable, logical Language: accurate, rich, coherent, more than 5 underlined key words

Continuing the story the story Para. 1 Para. 1 The little boy headed back down to the old man s house. asked why the boy came again explained why he came again gave the dog figurine accepted the dog figurine felt surprised and moved Para. 2 Para. 2 From that day on something changed inside the old man. came out, communicated became friends often visited felt no longer lonely

Assessing students work students work Content: cohesive (well connected), rich, reasonable, logical Language: accurate, rich, coherent, more than 5 underlined key words Tip 1: By describing what a character does in detail instead of telling the readers directly, you can show his personalities or feelings vividly. Tip 2: By describing what a character says, you can picture his personalities or feelings vividly.

Appreciating a possible version a possible version Para. 1: Para. 1: The boy headed back down to the old man s house. He knocked on the door again and this time the old man came right to the door. Boy, I thought I told you no magazines! The old man stared at him angrily. I know that, sir. I just wanted to bring you a gift. The little boy handed him the dog figurine. Looking at the boy, the old man was too surprised to say anything and simply smiled in tears, as no one had ever shown him so much kindness.

Appreciating a possible version a possible version Para. 2: Para. 2: From that day on something changed inside the old man. He started coming out of the house and talking to his neighbors. Soon, he and the boy became friends. The boy visited the old man frequently and brought his real live dog to his house once in a while. He even invited the old man to join his family for Christmas dinner. With the boy s company, the old man was no longer a lonely soul.

Appreciating a possible version a possible version Para. 1: Para. 1: The boy headed back down to the old man s house. He knocked on the door again and this time the old man came right to the door. Boy, I thought I told you no magazines! The old man stared at him angrily. I know that, sir. I just wanted to bring you a gift. The little boy handed him the dog figurine. Looking at the boy, the old man was too surprised to say anything and simply smiled in tears, as no one had ever shown him so much kindness.

Appreciating a possible version a possible version Para. 2: Para. 2: From that day on something changed inside the old man. He started coming out of the house and talking to his neighbors. Soon, he and the boy became friends. The boy visited the old man frequently and brought his real live dog to his house once in a while. He even invited the old man to join his family for Christmas dinner. With the boy s company, the old man was no longer a lonely soul.

Appreciating a possible version a possible version Para. 1: Para. 1: The boy headed back down to the old man s house. He knocked on the door again and this time the old man came right to the door. Boy, I thought I told you no magazines! The old man stared at him angrily. I know that, sir. I just wanted to bring you a gift. The little boy handed him the dog figurine. Looking at the boy, the old man was too surprised to say anything and simply smiled in tears, as no one had ever shown him so much kindness.

Appreciating a possible version a possible version Para. 2: Para. 2: From that day on something changed inside the old man. He started coming out of the house and talking to his neighbors. Soon, he and the boy became friends. The boy visited the old man frequently and brought his real live dog to his house once in a while. He even invited the old man to join his family for Christmas dinner. With the boy s company, the old man was no longer a lonely soul.

Appreciating a possible version a possible version Para. 1: Para. 1: The boy headed back down to the old man s house. He knocked on the door again and this time the old man came right to the door. Boy, I thought I told you no magazines! The old man stared at him angrily. I know that, sir. I just wanted to bring you a gift. The little boy handed him the dog figurine. Looking at the boy, the old man was too surprised to say anything and simply smiled in tears, as no one had ever shown him so much kindness. stared at handed Looking at too to simply smiled in tears

Appreciating a possible version a possible version Para. 2: Para. 2: From that day on something changed inside the old man. He started coming out of the house and talking to his neighbors. Soon, he and the boy became friends. The boy visited the old man frequently and brought his real live dog to his house once in a while. He even invited the old man to join his family for Christmas dinner. With the boy s company, the old man was no longer a lonely soul. frequently once in a while With the boy s company

Steps to continue a story Step 1: Read for the basic information (when, where, who, what, how, why) Step 2: Read for the main plot Step 3: Read for the language Step 4: Infer the development (the plot, the given two sentences) Step 5: Continue the story (the requirements) Step 6: Polish your writing (refer to the Criteria for Assessment)

Assignment Polish your writing according to the Assessment Criteria for Writing Share your writing with your classmates Try to learn from your classmate and meantime give some advice on improving their writing.

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