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A Movie Studios’ Book of Writing
Produced and Written by: Eddie Martinez
Honors English P.4
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Table of Contents Introduction…………………………………………………………………………………………… The Author…………………………………………………………………………………… Section 1: Punctuation & Capitalization…………………… Section 2: PARTS OF SPEECH……………………………………………………… Section 3: PHRASES and CLAUSES…………………………………………… Section 4: SENTENCES……………………………………………………………………… Section 5: PARAGRAPHS…………………………………………………………………… Section 6: ESSAYS………………………………………………………………………………
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Introduction: Has anyone ever wanted to learn more about movie companies? How they come up with ideas and create wonder, but at some point hackneyed ideas, onto the big screen‌ WHILE learning more about English?!? Well, winner winner chicken dinner because this the right place to learn both at the same time. I’ll be your tour guide at the wonders of a movie studio. Now, hop on to the tour tram, remain seated at all times, keep your arms and feet inside thew tram at all times, and join me as we wonder around in the magical wonders of cinema as we know it.
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About the Author This book was written by a redhead named Eddie Martinez, as you can see below. As we speak, he partakes in Francisco Bravo Medical Magnet Senior High School as a junior, trying to survive the dangers of failing a class and final exams. He mostly thinks positive and tries his best on everything. The reason of his book is because he’s a huge movie fanatic and wants to become an actor in the near future. Right now, he’s attending two acting classes and let’s hope his dream comes true.
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Dedicated to all the Movie Studios (If you want more creative ideas or actors, I can help, pls)
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SECTION 1 PUNCTUATION and CAPITALIZATION 1. . (Period = ends a sentence) Ex. The actor had a brief silence before continuing with his overly exaggerated monologue. 2. , (Comma = a pause used to separate certain parts of a list) Ex, Unfortunately for the narrator, he hit rock-bottom when he encountered a problematic plot point in his script. 3. – (Em dash = indicates as a replacements commas, parentheses, colons, and dashes) Ex– While the actors were performing their stunts for the next installment of a series – the editor was having quite the pickle of making it look realistic as possible for the big screen. 4. - (En dash = indicates the span or range of numbers) Ex- As an actor to make a shoot for a film, it may take as a span of approximately 3 months - 4 months. 5. : (Colon = introducing a list, an emphasis, and a difference between independent clauses) Ex: When auditioning for a role in a movie, she heard the appropriate actions her character needs: smart, clever, naive, has a lisping accent. 6. ; (Semicolon = shows the difference between two independent causes) Ex; Actors will most likely prepare themselves for an audition; they prepare for a month or even more. 7. ? (Question Mark = direct questions or requests) Ex: If you were a voice actor and an animator at the same time for this production, wouldn’t that be as twice as hard to make a greatly unexpected finish? 8. ! (Exclamation Mark = a flagrant finish at the end of a sentence) Ex: With gleaming glee and an overly ecstatic state, the director shot the most climactic scene in one shot! 9. ‘ (Apostrophe = used for contractions, plurals, and possessives) Ex: The scriptwriters tried to use some sort of grammar correction for everything to be done right, but haven’t got any luck due to the editor’s excessive pile of needed work.
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“ ” (Quotation Marks = quoting the words of others) Ex: The producer replied, “We have the full initiative to start the project. We have enough to make the budget for the company.” 11. … (Ellipses = a set of 3 periods indicating an omission) Ex: We all have to work together to get this project interested, so Warner Bros. can accept and fundus… wait, what was our plot again? 12. [ ] [Brackets = allowing editorial material clarification] Ex: Is he [animator] ready to apply a zany movement for our characters? 13. ( ) (Parenthesis = providing additional information) Ex: According to the results of 23,000 theaters, the box office results are 30-40% ($25-30 million) less of what we anticipated for the budget. 14. / (Slash = used in poetry or to represent a function) Ex/ Most actors get paid thousands of dollars/film depending on how it will do at the box office.
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Capitalization – Identify and create one (1) example sentence for each rule of capitalization. Please list the rules of capitalization here 1. The First Letter of the Sentence: (The easiest and straightforward of the capitalization rules.) ● Everyone went back to work once they settled on a story so compelling, they were expecting to win an Oscar Award. 2. The First Word in Quotations: (When having a quotation, we must capitalize to make it complete.) ● “Cut!” shouted the director, “Good take! Now, hurry up and get the stunt actor on stage to finish for today.” 3. Titles of People: (Always capitalize the names and suffixes to address the person while writing down.) ● Robert Zemeckis had a good run on movies, and based on our genre of film, he would be a better director than the current one. 4. Tiles of Movies & Books: (They will often require capitalization to address something.) ● “For the live-action adaption of ‘The Lion King’, we wanted to lose all the emotions and songs of the characters and reuse the plot, so we could put more budget on the graphics.” 5. Days & Months: (Every word is capitalized to represent the noun it is.) ● We plan on filming this specific shot on Wednesday, but with the current pandemic, I’m pretty sure our film will get forcefully delayed. 6. The Pronoun “I”: (It’s always capitalized, no matter where it falls in a line.) ● “My team and I will hereby use our budget for the good of future cinema.” says the overlord corporate of a certain mouse. “Like that’s ever going to happen.” A producer says covertly toward the audience. 7. Proper Nouns: (Specific people, places, and things will generally be capitalized.) ● Warner Bros. has been suffering recently with their film not achieving the results they were expecting. 8. Closing a letter: (Always has to be capitalized as a part of being a valediction.)
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● “In response to an increasingly challenging theatrical landscape and sustained key market closures, Regal will suspend operations at all theaters at a closed business on Thursday, October 8, 2020, until further notice.” Sincerely, -Regal
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SECTION 2: PARTS OF SPEECH NOUNS Types of nouns: (list three to five words of each type) · Common Nouns: name a class of people, places, things, or ideas. ● ● ● ●
Movie Suite Top-tier actors Script Dreams
· Proper Nouns: give the name or title of a particular person, place, thing, or idea (must be capitalized). ● Warner Bros. Lot ● Recording Studio · Compound Nouns: consist of words used together to form a single noun. ● To access the script to make corrections, he needed to type a password to make sure it’s a person who is part of the writing group. ● The producer asked the writers to make the side-character as a daredevil without a brain. · Concrete Nouns: refer to material things, to people, or places. ● “Grab the tablet to learn some new techniques we’re going to use for this film.” ● “Make sure you have a computer that is suitable for 4K mode.
· Abstract Nouns: name ideas, qualities, concepts, emotions, or attitudes. ● We’re shooting a horror movie near a restaurant that was supposed to be a murder place. ● “One tiny word can turn to a thought, but if you try harder, it will become a dream.” answered the director.
Functions (How nouns are used): Write one sentence for each function. · Subject (comes before the verb) Elizabeth Banks protested that feminism comes first rather than entertainment when making a reboot of an unknown series.
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· Direct Object (comes after the verb and answers what or whom) Marvel pleaded Robert Downey Jr. to play the role of Iron Man, even if they were skeptical about his disturbing past . · Indirect Object (answers to who or to whom) The director gave consent to the animators for a 3D animated style with a hint of nostalgic 2D cartoons.
PRONOUNS Pronouns take the place of nouns that have been established. Personal: Nominative (subjects) Objective (objects) I/we me/us you/you you/you He, she, it, one/they him, her, it, one/them Possessive My, mine Your, yours His, her, hers, its, one’s Relative: Nominative who That
our, ours yours, yours there, theirs
Objective whom that those/ this
Possessive whose of that
Interrogative: who, which, what, whatever, whoever Reflexive: (personal pronouns plus the suffix –self o r –selves) Used only: when the action verb is directed toward the subject of the construction: They would most likely charge themselves for losing the script that was due weeks ago. She would never blame herself for all the mandatory assignments she needed to complete. to intensify a point:
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The actor himself improvised the scene we all know and love. “Animating a whole 5-minute scene with monsters fighting everywhere in 1.83:1 aspect ratio in broad daylight all by myself?” questioned an animator. “Heck, yeah! When can I get started?” Demonstrative: this, these
that, those
Indefinite: all, another, anybody, anyone, anything, both, each, either, everybody, everyone, everything, everywhere, few, many, much, neither, nobody, none, no one, nothing, one, other, several, somebody, someone, such.
VERBS Verbs show the time, action, and state of being of a subject. Tense: verbs indicate time via tenses: simple past past past perfect past progressive
simple present present present perfect present progressive
Types: There are at least eleven (11) types of verbs:
present perfect progressive future future perfect
auxiliary verbs (helping verbs) linking verbs (verbs that do not describe the action, but connect the subject of a sentence to other parts of the sentence – usually the predicate) lexical verbs (main verbs) dynamic verbs (indicate action) stative verbs (describe a condition) infinitive verbs (indicate tense) infinitive verbs (infinitives or participles) regular verbs (weak verbs) irregular verbs (strong verbs) transitive verbs (verbs followed by a direct object)
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intransitive verbs (verbs that do not take direct objects)
Voice: Voice is the form of the verb that indicates how it relates or interacts with the action. The English language has two voices: ACTIVE and PASSIVE. Active: The twin actors got mail once they knew they got the role. (twin actors are the subject) Passive: The mail that advised the confirmation of the roles, were given to the twin actors. (The twin actors are the subject but treated as the object) Verbals: (VERB FORMS NOT USED AS VERBS) Gerund: word ending in “ing” used as a noun. · Christopher Nolan loved researching about time for his movies. Participle: w ord ending in “ing” or “ed” used as an adjective · There are no Animaniacs living in the Water Tower, but we will BELIEVE!! · The studio Tour drove down a street in a crowded area. Infinitive: verb preceded by the word “to” (to go, to jump) used as nouns, adjectives, or adverbs · Universal Pictures loved to make the movie so great that that was one of their mandatory rules before releasing it worldwide.
ADJECTIVES Adjectives modify, describe, limit, and identify nouns and pronouns. · Kinds: Demonstrative, Common, Proper (Give one example of each using words related to your subject) ● Demonstrative: This thing has me wandering all over the set and I need to get this last shot done before August 5th! ● Common: Doing that spin shot for 45 seconds was more than a dizzy experience, but a torture zone. ● Proper: Having an actor who has an Irish accent is necessary if we want this character to work out.
ADVERBS Adverbs modify verbs, adjectives, and other adverbs. · Endings (Create one example related to your subject for each) ● Only the top-tier actors will enter this room and you, SIR, are no top-tier actor! ● Walking towards the Hall of Fame is wonderful and exciting, especially for a person who has dreamt of this. ● We have to figure out a way to replace the actor as soon as possible. Otherwise, there won’t be a future for our company. · Conversions (Show how three words related to your subject can
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become adverbs – Example: “Educational” becomes “Educationally”) ● Sentimental = Sentimentally ● Wonderful = Wonderfully ● Problematic = Problematically Types: Manner, Frequency, Degree, Place, Time
Example Types: (Create one example each related to your subject) Manner – Once he saw the company calling him, he quickly picked up the phone to just get told that he was fired. Time – We will finish this scene eventually at around 7 pm to make it official for our movie. Place – I swear the props were willingly here for the crew to get ready and shoot a scene. Degree – She did an awful, terrible (and not even in a good way) movie to start as a movie director. Frequency – They were evenly compatible with their intelligence for not knowing how to act that much.
CONJUNCTIONS Coordinating (FANBOYS): for, and, nor, but, or, yet, so Correlative: Either/or; neither/nor; not only/but also; both/and; whether/or; as/so Subordinate: after, though as, as if, as long as, as though, because, before, if, so that, provided that, since, so, so that, that, though, till, unless, when, where, whereas, while Relative pronouns: who (refers to people), which (refers to nonliving object or animals), that (may refer to animals or nonliving objects)
PREPOSITIONS Prepositions link nouns, pronouns, and phrases to other parts of the sentence. Prepositions are NEVER followed by verbs. There are one-word prepositions and complex prepositions. These are some common one-word prepositions: aboard, about, above, according to, across, across from, after, against, along, alongside, alongside, along with, amid, among, apart from, around, as, as far as, aside from, at, away from, back of, because of, before, behind, below, beneath, beside, between, beyond, but (except), by, using, concerning, despite, down, down from, except, except excluding for, for, from, from among, from between, from under,
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in, in addition to, in behalf of, including, in front of, in place of, concerning, inside, inside of, despite, instead of, into, like, near, near to, notwithstanding, of, off, on, on account of, on behalf of, onto, on top of, opposite, out, out of, outside, outside of, over, over to, owing to, past, before, to, toward, under, underneath, until, unto, up, upon, up to, versus, with, within, without.
INTERJECTIONS Interjections are the final part of speech.
1. Ah: Ah, I don't know if that's true. 2. Aha: Aha! I figured it out! 3. Ahem: Ahem, could you boys stop talking so we could get on with class, please? 4. Alas: Alas, it was not to be. 5. Amen: Amen, hallelujah, amen! 6. Aw: Aw, do we have to? 7. Awesome: You two are dating? Awesome! 8. Aww: Aww, that's so cute! 9. Bada-bing (bada-bing, bada-bing, bada-boom): 10.Bah: Bah, humbug! 11. Baloney: Oh, baloney. I don't believe that. 12. Big deal: Big deal. Who cares? 13. Bingo: Bingo! Right on target! 14. Boo: Boo! Scared you! 15. Boo-hoo: That makes me sad. Boo-hoo. 16. Booyah (boo-yah): Yeah, I aced this test. Booyah! 17. Boy (boy oh boy): Oh boy. Oh boy, oh boy. That's heavy, man. 18.Bravo: Bravo! That was fantastic! 19. Brilliant: Brilliant, Luv, absolutely brilliant! (British English.) 20. Brrr: Brr! Minus 30 degrees? Yuk. 21. Bull: Bull. It's not 30 below zero, not really. 22. Bye (bye-bye): Bye! See you later! 23.Cheers: Cheers, mate! You're welcome. (British English) 24. Come on (c'mon): Come on. Hurry up. 25.Cool: Oh, wow, that is so cool! 26. Cowabunga: "Cowabunga, dude." ("Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles")
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27.Dang: Dang it! Where'd I put that? 28. Darn (darn it): Darn it! I can't find the other one either! 29. Dear me: Oh, dear me. What are we going to do? 30. Duck: Duck! No, really! Get down! 31. Duh: Well, duh. I can't believe you didn't know that. 32.Eh: Eh? What? 33.Enjoy: Enjoy! I hope you like it! 34. Excellent: "Party time, excellent!" ("Wayne's World") 35.Fabulous: Fabulous! That's just wonderful! 36. Fantastic: Fantastic! I just love it! 37.Fiddle dee dee (fiddle-dee-dee): "Fiddle-dee-dee! War, war, war; this war talk's spoiling all the fun at every party this spring. I get so bored I could scream." ("Gone With the Wind") 38. Finally: Finally! I never thought that'd be done. 39. For heaven's sake(s): "Oh, for heaven's sake, don't you know your Bible?" ("Little House on the Prairie") 40. Fore: Fore! (Lookout! in golf) 41. Foul: Foul! In baseball, the ball went out of bounds, otherwise an infraction. 42. Freeze: Freeze! Stop right there! 43. Gee (gee whiz, gee willikers): Well gee whiz, Pa, why do I have to do that? 44. Giddyap (giddyup): Giddyup, Silver! Go, horse, go! 45.Golly (good golly, golly gee willikers): Golly, that sure was tasty. 46. Goodbye (good-bye): Goodbye, see you again soon! 47.Good grief: "Good grief, Charlie Brown." ("Peanuts") 48. Good heavens: Good heavens! How did that happen? 49. Gosh: “Whatever I feel like I wanna do, gosh!” ("Napoleon Dynamite") 50. Great: Great! I'm so excited you'll come along! 51. Great balls of fire: "Goodness gracious, great balls of fire!" ("Great Balls of Fire," Jerry Lee Lewis) 52.Ha: Ha-ha! That's funny! 53.Hallelujah: Glory be to God, hallelujah! 54.Heavens (heavens above, heavens to Betsy): Oh, heavens! How could you think that? 55.Heigh-ho: Heigh-ho neighbor! How are you? 56.Hello: Hello! How are things with you? 57.Help: Help! I need somebody ("Help!" The Beatles)
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58. Hey (hey there): Hey! Look over there! 59.Hi (hiya): Hi! What's up? 60. Hip, hip, hooray: We won! On the count of three, everyone: Hip, hip 61. Hmm (hrm): Hmm. Let me think about that for a bit. 62. Ho-ho-ho: Ho-ho-ho, Merry Christmas! 63. Holy mackerel (holy cow, holy moly, holy Moses, holy smokes): Holy mackerel! I can't believe it! 64. Ho-hum: Ho-hum, how boring. 65.Hooray (hurrah, hurray): Hooray! That's awesome! 66. Howdy (howdy do): Howdy, pardner. 67.Huh: Huh. I have no idea. 68. Ick: Ick! How gross! 69. Indeed: Indeed! I'll bet you didn't know that! 70. Jeez: Jeez, do we have to go through this now? 71. Kaboom: Kaboom! It blew up! 72.Kapow: And Batman hit the evildoer, kapow! 73.Lordy (lordy, lordy): Oh lordy, lordy, look who's 40! 74.Mama mia: Mama mia, let me go. ("Bohemian Rhapsody," Queen) 75.Man: Man, that's unbelievable. 76.Marvelous: Marvelous! Oh, honey, that's just wonderful. 77. My: "My! I never once thought of it, Huck!" ("The Adventures of Tom Sawyer") 78.My goodness (my heavens, my stars, my word): My goodness, isn't that just grand? 79.Nah: Nah, it'll never work. 80. No problem: Thank you. No problem. 81.No way (no way José): No way! I can't believe it. 82. Nope: Nope. I can't do that. 83. Nuts: Nuts! I wish I didn't have to. 84. Oh (oh boy, oh dear, oh my, oh my gosh, oh my goodness, oh no, oh well): Oh! That's shocking! 85. OK (okay): OK, sounds great. Thank you. 86. Ouch: Ouch! That hurt! 87.Ow: Ow! That stung! 88. Please: Would you help me, please? 89. Poof: Poof! She just disappeared. 90. Shh: Shh! Quiet in the library! 91. Super: Super! That's fantastic!
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92. Swell: Swell! How great! 93. Welcome: Welcome! Come in!; (You're) Welcome! 94. Well: Well, I just don't know about that. 95.Whoop-de-doo: Well whoop-de-doo. (sarcasm) I don't care. 96. Woo-hoo: Woo-hoo! That's fantastic! 97.Wow: Wow! I love it! 98. Yabba dabba doo: "Yabba dabba doo!" ("The Flintstones") 99. Yadda, yadda, yadda: "Well, we were engaged to be married, uh, we bought the wedding invitations, and, uh, yada, yada, yada, I'm still single." ("Seinfeld") 100. Yippee: Yippie! That's exciting! 101. Yummy: Yummy! I love chocolate cake!
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SECTION 3 PHRASES and CLAUSES Phrases – groups of words that function as a part of speech. Noun Phrase: A group of words consisting of nouns or pronouns and their modifiers that function as a noun. All the directors decided to pitch many ideas for fans to enjoy, but the overall thought of rebooting many properties was overwhelmingly difficult. Verb Phrase: A group of words consisting of verbs working together and that function as a verb. The producers knew which director they could be working on, but were afraid it might be the greatest or disastrous decision of their life. Prepositional Phrase: A group of words that begins with a preposition and ends with a noun, and functions as an adjective or an adverb. Actors from the middle-tier would not be accepted aboard the top actors. Appositive Phrase: A group of words that include all the words that modify an appositive and function as an adjective - IT MUST BE SURROUNDED BY COMMAS. Mathew Lillard, a well-talented actor, was disappointed in the reboot with hiring another voice actor, for a titular character, he made back in the childhood of many fans. Verbal Phrases: A group of words that begin with a verbal and ends with a noun. ● Gerund Phrase verb ending in -ing that functions as a noun. Editing the movie, the director thought it was a good idea to redo a very important scene that is needed to work in the final product. ● Participial Phrase word ending in -ing (the present participle) or -ed (past participle) that functions as an adjective. The studio crumbled down as they finished, leaving a deserted lot.
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● Infinitive Phrase verb preceded by the word “to” (to read, to study, to write) that function as nouns, adjectives, or adverbs. Many actors knew that to get the audition, it was time to study the script.
CLAUSES Clauses – groups of words with BOTH a subject and a verb that function as parts of speech. There are TWO kinds: Independent and Dependent (called “Subordinate”) INDEPENDENT – CAN stand alone as a complete sentence, known as a simple sentence pattern. Universal Pictures requires great, talented directors to work very hard. DEPENDENT (SUBORDINATE) – CANNOT stand alone as a complete sentence and MUST begin with a SUBORDINATE CONJUNCTION. There are seven (7) kinds: Noun Clause: Used as the noun in a sentence and may function as a subject, a predicate noun, a direct object, an object of a preposition, an indirect object, or an appositive. ○ When he grew a stance that made the creators of the show proud of what they found. ○ That Nolan guy bought a plane just to destroy it for what CGI can make it easy as a supply. Adjective Clause: Used to modify a noun in an independent clause. Some adjective clauses begin with an introductory word: ○ This is the room where people produce the imaginative creatures of our movie. ○ The design change that everyone wants is right in front of your computer.
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Some adjective clauses begin with relative pronouns: ❏ There goes the director whose movies are the low bar of cinema history. ❏ Quentin Tarantino is the kind of person who loves gore and action in his movies. ❏ Water effects on disaster movies are made by people whose highest degree in physics is the greatest. Adverb Clause: Used to modify verbs, adjectives, and adverbs in an independent clause, introduced by subordinate conjunction and used to indicate time, place, cause, purpose, result, condition, and/or concession. Modifying verbs: ❏ With the right amount of luck, stunt actors could dare to try to audition where few are accepted. ❏ When lunch was over, the animators groaned and continued making a horrible outcome. Modifying adjectives: ❏ The 5-month project seemed going out and as fast as it seemed, they were threatened to finish the movie. ❏ Trying to bore its fan, Robert Patterson talked about his troubled past as boringly as possible. Modifying adverbs:
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❏ Robin Williams will go on in history as being one of the most talented actors than any comedian. Relative Clauses: Dependent clause that begins with a relative pronoun. ❏ He who has a rendered scene will need to redo it due to the picky audience. Elliptical Clauses: Adverb clauses in which part of the clause is omitted. ● When animating, they would refer by making videos of themselves to grab inspiration for movement. Essential Clauses: Clauses necessary to the meaning of the sentence. ○ The course that most people find the hardest is surprisingly the lighting for animated scenes.
Nonessential Clauses: Clauses that are NOT necessary to the meaning of the sentence. ○ Acting classes, which began in the middle of September, still hold a position, even with 10-12 students participating
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SECTION 4: SENTENCES Sentence – a set of words that contains a subject and a predicate and conveys a statement, command, question, or exclamation.
Sentence Parts Subject – what/who the sentence is about The producers of the new action blockbuster began to find out they’re part of the “Producers Guild of America”. Predicate – what the subject does The producers of the new action blockbuster began to find out they’re part of the “Producers Guild of America”.
Sentence Types Declarative – a sentence that makes a statement (ends with a period mark) They made a risky decision to release it worldwide throughout a pandemic to see a speck of movie theater reopening. Imperative – a sentence that makes a command (ends with a period mark)
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Choose this decision and maybe this’ll save movies as we know them. Interrogative – a sentence that asks a question (ends with a question mark) What did you expect? Exclamatory – a sentence that expresses great emotion, passion, excitement (ends with an exclamation mark) This doomed every movie release coming out of 2020!
Sentence Patterns Simple Sentence: A sentence that is just one independent clause. The script was full of simple patterns throughout the first draft of the project. Compound Sentence: A sentence with multiple independent clauses, but no dependent clauses - connected by FANBOYS (coordinating conjunctions) or a semicolon (;). Filming will take up a long time to finish, much worse in this catastrophic year. Complex Sentence: A sentence with one independent clause and at least one dependent clause. When you pitch a storyboard to the directors, you mustn't panic and jumble all over the project. Complex-Compound Sentence: A sentence with multiple independent clauses and at least one dependent clause. Whether you passed college or not, a person can still be an actor but depends on how their skills are. Loose Sentence: A sentence that contains an independent clause plus a subordinate construction (either a clause or phrase) with your main point at the beginning. Acting is no tough job, even if you’re gifted with the talent or not.
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Periodic Sentence: A sentence in which the independent clause is given at the end of the sentence to create interest or generate suspense with the main point coming at the end. Even if you’re gifted with the talent or not, acting is no tough job. Parallel Structure: A sentence using the same pattern of two or more verbs or ideas that match in tense or structure to show that they are of equal importance and to help the reader comprehend what is being written - this sentence requires symmetry. Beginning actors need to balance their emotional work, their skills, and their money allowance to hopefully help them for a job in the business. Balanced Sentence: A sentence where phrases or clauses at the beginning and the end parallel each other under their likeness of structure, meaning, or length - this sentence requires symmetry. When popularity ensues for the first time, actors spend most of their time performing certain movies and taking on new suggestions for other scripts. Chiasmus: A sentence that includes a repetition of ideas (words, phrases, or clauses) in inverted (reversed) order - this sentence requires symmetry. Their wonderful IPs make Warner Bros. stand out and it would be a worse fate without their inception. Asyndeton: A sentence that leaves out conjunctions between words, phrases, or clauses for a rhetorical purpose. Screenwriters can typically write down “sad, angry, surprised, etc.” for the actors to know what they can express Polysyndeton: A sentence that uses multiple conjunctions close to each other between words, phrases, or clauses for a rhetorical purpose. Actors who want to address themselves typically use cheerfulness, kindness, and personality.
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Anaphora: A sentence that features the purposeful repetition of a word, words, or a phrase at the beginning of several successive clauses to place emphasis and draw attention. Becoming an actor can be one heck of an experience, while more experienced actors can be frustrating and stressful, but some can agree that you may just want to have fun. Epistrophe: A sentence featuring several phrases or clauses ending with the same word or words. Movie fanatics can spend so much time commentating about new releases, reviewing older movies or predecessors, and talking about how the production went as a behind-the-scenes look that the directors and producers took note of to better improve their movie.
Sentence Errors Run-On/Rambling/Fused Sentence – a sentence construction error where two or more independent clauses are connected incorrectly without punctuation. The marketing team could not handle the amount of change. They have already made enough merchandise for the film. [WRONG] The marketing team could not handle the amount of change because they have already made enough merchandise for the film. [RIGHT] Comma Splice – a sentence construction error where two or more independent clauses are connected incorrectly using commas The director kept quiet about the monster-blockbuster movie that the audience wanted an answer to immediately after a huge gap between today and the release date. [WRONG] The director kept quiet on the future of the monster-blockbuster movie. The audience wanted an answer immediately after a huge gap between today and the release date. [RIGHT] Fragment – incomplete sentence pieces that are not connected to or do not form an independent clause The producers made no decision. [WRONG] The producers did not decide to occupy the stage for filming purposes. [RIGHT]
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Misplaced/Dangling Modifiers – modifiers are words, phrases, or clauses that add a description; a misplaced modifier describes the wrong part of a sentence and a dangling modifier is missing the part it’s supposed to modify From their celebration, animators gave a drink to the extremely bubbly VFX artist. [WRONG] From their celebration, animators gave a drink that was extremely bubbly to the VFX artist. [RIGHT] Double Negative – combining two or more negative words in a sentence in a way that is supposed to produce a positive force The stunt actors knew that it can’t be done in the overuse of wasteful CGI. [WRONG] The stunt actors knew that it can not be done in wasteful CGI. [RIGHT]
SECTION 5: PARAGRAPHS Paragraphs – a group of sentences that together convey a shared purpose structured around the same topic. Introductory Paragraphs (Introductions) Hook (Lead) – can begin with the title Anecdotal (Brief story to set the mood and lead the reader into the topic) Chris Pratt has always been a staple of hilarious acting. His sense of humor and personality make him likeable and voice brings a lot of fun emotion. Recently, he posted about his recent film “Onward” and wanted to get everyone on board of voting that as Family’s Choice Film Award of 2020. Within there, the internet has suspected that his tweet was a “major red flag” of him being a Christian and hating on everybody. It took by storm, taking his fame away, and proving him of being guilty without any clear evidence is harsh and very disrespectful.
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uery Based (Question that brings the reader to the topic - avoid second Q person POV “you”) Do people eventually take on innocent people without any evidence instead of targeting the real enemy? Thesis Statements (the purpose of a piece of writing – usually one sentence in length, but can be longer depending on the purpose – must be something that is arguable) Assertion (claim - a subject + a “so what” about the subject) Dissing off a famous celebrity who hasn’t been doing anything wrong is disrespectful. Fact (empirically verifiable but often difficult to argue extensively about better used as evidence to support a claim) Being disrespectful and putting hate on innocent lives is not how people should act.
Opinion (personal position on a topic) Proving people wrong with no evidence is a shame. elief (social, religious, or political in nature – an opinion held by many to B be a fact,though it is not necessarily factual – often involves a judgement) The act of supporting the wrong subject could cause a lot of damage throughout the entire cinema industry.
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Generalization (uses absolute or statistical pronouns: all, always, every, never, none, most, half – avoid using this type of thesis statement unless citing the source of the data) People defeating the wrong people is not the path to victory. Document Based (cites a specific source, author, and position on a topic) According to a related source “Chris Pratt Finally Fires Back at the Internet Mob in Hilarious Chris Pratt Fashion” by Brandon Morse, it states “Instead of a regular snack update, Pratt decided, instead, to apologize
to the people who are angry with him for his “What’s My Snack” posts. People were angry with Pratt for doing the updates right in the middle of an ongoing election and for some reason, none of us can laugh while that’s happening.” Theory (a statement that can be tested and potentially proven - often answers a research question) When chosen the wrong person to prove guilty, there will be a payback time. Clarification/Expansion of Thesis (could extend the thesis, preview the evidence supporting the thesis, give the purpose of thesis, establish the importance or significance of examining the intricacies of the thesis – this could be several sentences long) With Chris Pratt’s post, it shows that the people have been proving wrong. And now, we have been told to target the ones who make up hateful stuff that isn’t true and laugh at them for what they did.
Body Paragraphs (must have echoes of the thesis in each AND present evidence to support or expand on the thesis) Topic Sentences (must specifically indicate the topic of the paragraph and focus on one subject and/or area of evidence or support – could start with a “Transition of Logic” that connects to the previous paragraph to give context) To refer from the previous paragraph, proving someone wrong should be guilty for what THEY have done. Presenting Evidence from Quotations (quotes should NEVER be used as individual sentences – quotes should be embedded within sentences)
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Original Quote: “We need humor now more than ever, but the internet
outrage mobs demand that we cease our laughter and get serious about whatever it is they’re mad about today.” (Brandon 79) In the time we are now, humor like this should be appreciated because it’s not only the right thing to do, but it’s pretty funny.
Examining the Evidence Paraphrasing (rewording of a quote into other words of the same length without quotation marks, but still citing the source - useful for examining the quote and transitioning to your analysis of the quote) ORIGINAL QUOTE – “What we need is awareness. More
awareness of just how bad things are and that awareness is not going to come with ‘What’s My Snack.’ ”
PARAPHRASE: The reason we need awareness is to see how things are wrong at this setup of a failure. Summarizing (condensing larger quotes or sections - useful for closing the examination of the quote/evidence and transitioning to your analysis of the quote) ORIGINAL QUOTE – “What we need is awareness. More awareness
of just how bad things are and that awareness is not going to come with ‘What’s My Snack.’ ”
SUMMARY – Making sure that we know what is right is need by now. Abstract Examples (hypothetical, “what if” examples that do not refer to a source – AVOID USING THEM AS EVIDENCE – but useful for examining the quote) People blame others for no apparent reason but to hate.
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Concrete Examples (actual examples that do refer to a source – useful for enhancing your analysis of the quote) With more appreciation by other celebrities, we should agree to people who have a lot more knowledge. Closing Sentences (must end the discussion of the topic within the paragraph with a transitional or culminating word – possibly an adverb – and should echo the thesis of the essay) With the knowing of how people react to just one tiny thing, we hopefully see better results for other likeable celebrities.
Closing Paragraphs (Conclusions – should not be mere summaries of the previous paragraphs of your essay) Consequences of Disregarding the Thesis (establishing the potential consequences of disregarding the implications of the thesis – CREATING A COUNTERARGUMENT – could be one or more sentences) On the other hand, we have a bit of controversy with some other disliked celebrity and for a good reason. We all should know about supporting a good actor. But, this ain’t it chief. And some people just don’t learn their lesson. Statement(s) of Extension (extending the consequences of disregarding the implications of the thesis – could be one or more sentences) As such, Brie Larson had more of a disliked charm than Chris Pratt. She is more of a cocky celebrity, thinking of doing more than your average male superhero. Reestablishing the Significance of the Thesis (could be one or more sentences) Now, people should learn common sense about liking a celebrity or not liking, both for a good reason. People who major fans of the franchise they’re both in hated Brie Larson’s character but liked Chris Pratt’s character. Final Sentence (connects to the hook and finishes the essay – the “Smokey the Bear”/”Drop the mic”/dot dot dot moment…) To put an end, we should see on how people would choose the inevitability of making sure they support the right celebrity.
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SECTION 6 ESSAYS Essays – A short academic composition in which people use it to discuss a specific topic. (or fears it because they were being reminded of a “PTSD” exaggerated scene involving that with a cake batter of finals.) Types – Persuasive (Argumentative)- It is better to convince the audience or change their perspectives on a debate. (Most likely would’ve happened when they were redesigning Sonic from the movie that came out in 2020.) Expository (Informative)- It introduces things to make the readers understand without any caveats or impediments. (Unlike the directors who try to make a mediocre low-budget film to expect doing well and creating a cinematic universe.)
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Definition or Description- Defines different things and makes readers hear what is described. It could be used on account for a particular experience, in this case, it would be with beginner actors. Process (How-to)- More like a soft halt on essays to try to keep up with the reader. (That’s mostly what Olaf did, summarizing the entirety of the first film, for the audience to know what’s going on.) Compare and Contrast- An essay that makes a comparison, a contrast, or something in between both. (Many movie critics would do this so that the movie studios who made that movie can improve, but unfortunately, they worsen the lesson they know but don’t want to learn.) Cause and Effect- This makes an essay to be seen as the establishment of the causes and results can happen depending on what type of examples are there. (Featuring the backlash of certain companies who replace an original cast with celebrities.) Analytical/Critical- As the term “Analytical”, analyzes something most often of a piece of literature. (Co-producers would find that incredibly difficult to build something from the ground up to make it work for the screenwriters.) Evaluative- a type where the argument provides an answer for the writer could be the subject. (Johnny Depp who accuses that
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the evidence leads to Amber Heard being guilty of manipulating him in cruel ways, but woke feminism says that it was Depp’s fault.) Interpretive- Proving another section as evidence should work. (Unless you don’t want to pull the hairs of team members.) Narrative (Tells a story)- A short story written that it is written in essay form, which could be useful for presenting your take on the theme of the story a storyboard team tried to come up with for the 2nd round of the movie. Personal Statement/Anecdote- Used for introductions or requirements for colleges or universities as an autobiography. (Perhaps it would be required for an audition someone wants to join in the new Pixar film “Turning Red”.) Research- It revolves around a research question through relevant literature of the process of the essay. (Pixar does this to keep in touch with realism in most of their films.) Timed- a full essay that was developed from an exam problem. (Not related to any movie studio’s area of expertise, but classes of producers and other film graduates have to do it.) Document-Based Question (DBQ)- It’s an essay question type for most AP History Exams. (A passing point for Pixar to see which graduate should join and help the Pixar team.) Synthesis- an essay that explains rather than arguing and discussing. (People who think that entertainment is less important instead of bringing equity throughout the project.) Strategies/Planning Tips/Steps – Pre-writing- Make a list of things you may want to put in the essay. Read more if you haven’t found anything to prove your point. Prompt Analysis- Focuses on the character analysis and investigation of the central theme. Highlighting info about main themes should be helpful, depending on whether you were assigned with a book or electronically. Outlining- Tracing information to back up your evidence. As the definition suggested, do that on whichever depending on the theme or central idea. Researching- Look out for little tidbits to find ways to make your barrier strong on the evidence you provide. Evaluating of Sources- If you can’t find enough evidence or info to back up your idea, try researching on a website. Remember, plagiarism is bad, always mention the author, always put the cite at the end of every essay.
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Work Cited Page – MLA Format- Modern Language Association. It contains resources that are found on in-text citations which are mostly used on slides, sample papers, and posters respectively. To create this, they must put core elements to make it a completed format source. EX: Adam Galinsky, Maurice Schweitzer. “Friend & Foe by Adam Galinsky, Maurice Schweitzer: 9780307720214: PenguinRandomHouse.com: Books.” PenguinRandomhouse.com, Crown, www.penguinrandomhouse.com/books/205841/friend-and-foe-by-adam-galinsky-and-mau rice-schweitzer/. APA Format- American Psychological Association. While it has the same format as the MLA, including the result, APA is very resourceful when it comes to citing scientific resources instead of a reading cite for the other classes.
EX: National Geographic Society. “Global Warming.” National Geographic Society, 27 Mar. 2019, www.nationalgeographic.org/encyclopedia/global-warming/.