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Write a Review



                     C  Complete the outline with information from the review in exercise A. Discuss your answers
                         with a partner.


                           Title/Name:   Gravity
                           Main characters:
                           Basic idea:   Disaster strikes while they are on a mission.

                           Setting (place):
                           Artistic quality:   3-D movie,                           ,
                           Possible effects on viewer:   could change your view of the world,













                     2  BEFORE YOU WRITE.

                     A  Think of a movie, book, or musical artist that has had an effect on your life by changing your
                         ideas, feelings, or behavior. In your notebook, brainstorm a list of the possible effects that
                         your chosen topic might have on other people.

                     B  Make an outline like the one in exercise 1C. Complete the outline with information about your
                         movie, book, or musical artist.



                     3  WRITE a review. Use the information from your outline in exercise 2B and the model in
                         exercise 1A to help you.

                           WrItING FoCUs       Using Italics or Quotation Marks for titles of Works

                           Use italics for the titles of movies, books, paintings, television series, and other
                           longer works of art.

                             Then go and see the movie Gravity.
                           Use quotation marks (“ . . .”) for titles of short stories, poems, songs, single
                           television shows, and shorter works of art.

                             “The Journey” is a short story about space.




                     4  SELF ASSESS. Read your review. Underline the modals. Then use the checklist to assess
                         your work.

                               I used can, could, or be able to to discuss ability. [12.1, 12.2]
                               I used may, might, or could to discuss possibility. [12.4]

                               I used must or must not to state logical conclusions. [12.5]
                                 I used italics and quotation marks correctly for titles of works. [WRITING FOCUS]
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