Explain"it hit her. What hit her"? Writing skills A. TY pe Narration. It is powerful in convincing readers of what you say B Action verbs The writer uses a large number of action verbs in describing what happened or example bump, land, leap to one's feet, struggle down the trail, stagger, speed down the road pound on the door, etc More exercise on action verbs(read the paragraph with action verbs) Shortly before 9 a.m., American Airlines' Flight 11 from Boston, hijacked by suspects with knives, slammed into one trade center tower. Eighteen minutes later, a second hijacked jet crashed into the other tower. By midmorning, the south tower had exploded and collapsed, raining debris and sending choking dust and smoke across lower Manhattan. Within half an hour, the second tower caved in. As that scene unfolded. a third hijacked jet crashed into the Pentagon. The side of the build ing caved in, with secondary explosions bursting in the aftermath and huge billows of smoke rising over the potomac river Fill in the blanks with proper action verbs The crashes a placid, clear morning in New York and Washington. By early afternoon, fighter jets were Manhattan. With cellphones not working, people pay phones and around rad ios. On the street, people up the gaping, smoking hole in the building, some hand kerchiefs over their mouths. And the trade center towers had disappeared from the skyline 2003 Pulitzer Prize Breaking News Reporting Swarmed, shattered, patrolling, huddled, hold ing, gazed Language points(words and expressions) A. words 1. Medical terms vein, artery, nerve endings, emergency-room staff, surgery, soft tissue, a g 2. Shine, glow, gleam, shimmer The star shone red on his cap eyes shone with exc The metal glowed in the furnace Parents glowing with pride4 Explain “it hit her”. What “hit her”? Writing skills A. Type of writing Narration. It is powerful in convincing readers of what you say. B. Action verbs The writer uses a large number of action verbs in describing what happened. For example: bump, land, leap to one’s feet, struggle down the trail, stagger, speed down the road, pound on the door, etc. More exercise on action verbs (read the paragraph with action verbs) Shortly before 9 a.m., American Airlines' Flight 11 from Boston, hijacked by suspects with knives, slammed into one trade center tower. Eighteen minutes later, a second hijacked jet crashed into the other tower. By midmorning, the south tower had exploded and collapsed , raining debris and sending choking dust and smoke across lower Manhattan. Within half an hour, the second tower caved in. As that scene unfolded, a third hijacked jet crashed into the Pentagon. The side of the building caved in, with secondary explosions bursting in the aftermath and huge billows of smoke rising over the Potomac River. Fill in the blanks with proper action verbs The crashes _______ a placid, clear morning in New York and Washington. By early afternoon, fighter jets were _______ Manhattan. With cellphones not working, people _______ pay phones and ______ around radios. On the street, people ______ up at the gaping, smoking hole in the building, some ______ handkerchiefs over their mouths. And the trade center towers had disappeared from the skyline. -----2003 Pulitzer Prize Breaking News Reporting Swarmed, shattered, patrolling, huddled, holding, gazed Language points (words and expressions) A. words 1. Medical terms vein, artery, nerve endings, emergency-room staff, surgery, soft tissue, a severed leg, to cleanse a wound, etc. 2. Shine, glow, gleam, shimmer The star shone red on his cap. Her eyes shone with excitement. The metal glowed in the furnace. Parents glowing with pride