The YUNiversity • Do you know all of the following vocabulary words? You already know this, but the October SAT is just a few days away. As you study the hundreds or thousands of vocabulary words, make sure that you master all of the following words. If they’re missing from your flash cards, vocabulary books, or smartphone apps, add them. They appeared on a recent official College Board SAT exam (October 2012), and they are some of the test’s favorite words. Make sure that you know not only what the words mean but also how to use them in context. The best resource for usage examples is Vocabulary.com. Good luck! Another Angsty Artist. Belleresources. For All Your Writerly Needs! Signs and Symbolic Meanings. Writing 101 – Observational Skills | The Sarcastic Muse.
(c) Robyn LaRue 2014 Alright, alright…I’m calm now. Ladies and gentlemen, fellow readers and writers, thank you for bearing with us following last week’s breakdown…technical difficulties i.e. my rant. Regular programing will resume shortly…. Writing 101 –Observational Skills …And welcome back. This week, I thought it would be a great idea to look at a key writing skill that’s often overlooked: observation.
Writers are well known for their ability to live inside their own heads but, in order to create believable worlds and realistic characters, we must learn to venture into the realms of in real-life. All description comes from observation. We don’t need to go into great detail with our descriptions. Exercise Grab your notebook and take a walk.Find somewhere public – a coffee shop, busy park, bus station or airport terminal work great for this.Choose one person and give them a quick once over – take no more than one minute (if they make eye contact, try not to wink.
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