Navigating Early

describe the characters, setting, and conflict using meaningful sensory descriptions and details that enable the reader to visualize the experiences in your narrative.

2. Begin by listing your character’s experiences. If you have many, list just the four most

Analyzing my strengths and weaknesses as a writer is extremely important. Despite the fact that I understand the structure of a good argument, I still miss obvious errors in my papers because I lack the skills necessary to properly proofread my own work. In the future, I plan on spending a large portion of my time

The checklist titled “Checklist for Revising and Editing”, in The Little Seagull Handbook, provided eight great tips for revision of a paper. The tips ranged from appealing to a specific audience to punctuation errors. The biggest issues I have with writing are sentence structure and punctuation and mechanics.

Share your draft with a partner and have them mark up your draft following the protocol below. Use this feedback to revise your draft.

5. What’s not a part of your paper that you think might help a reader understand or appreciate it more? What didn’t you put in? The setting of the story would help readers better understand the story. It wasn’t completely left out, but because the paper could only contain 750 words, there was no room for a thorough detail in the setting.

2. Can you suggest a suitable template to use and say what style / structure would be most appropriate for this document?

1. Who are the most important characters? Identify the protagonist/antagonist/ Write down important information and characteristics about each one.

1. CHARACTER DESCRIPTION & GROWTH: Describe the main character. How does he/ she change or develop internally (on the inside) through the story? Explain what he/ she is like at the beginning of the novel, the middle, and then how he/she finally changed by the end. Give specific text evidence from the story to support your ideas.

The mathematical constant to which ‘Pi’ relates his name has a value of 3.14 which is the approximate fraction 22/7 this represents the 227 days Pi survived at sea. When Pi is introducing himself at his new school he goes up to the board in each class during attendance, writes his name and beside it “π = 3.14” and draws “…a large circle, which [he] then slice[s] in two with a diameter, to evoke that basic lesson of geometry.” Pi repeats this same routine with every teacher on the premise that “repetition is important in the training not only of animals but

Thesis: The events Pi endured are symbolized best in the book because it is vastly detailed, shows the journey as an extensive gruesome journey, and allows you to envision Pi’s thoughts as you travel with him on his journey.

Another Tip that I really find useful is to proofread my paper when I finished writing it. Sometimes the words in your mind are just flowing out and you spell something wrong or the sentence doesn’t exactly make sense so always make sure that you re-read your paper, revise it to correct any mistakes you may have made and then get another person to revise your paper.

think critically about story elements and character traits which may be depicted through the images and pictures.

____2. Create a colorful plot graph on graph paper, showing at least 10 events in the story in order and their level of intensity

Pi’s life changing traumatic event came while aboard a ship with his family. The ship sank and all but himself and few zoo animals survived. Pi lost his family and had to survive under the worst of circumstances. He was without a great supply of food and water. Also, Pi was without a family. Inevitably, Pi suffered while lost at sea. The scorching hot sun and lack of food caused great punishment for his health. Also, the adversity led to the failure of Pi thinking he could withstand the trials of being a shipwrecked youngman. His courageous success of survival through the loss of his family and suffering earned him the title of an archetypal hero. Heroism is not only achieved by greatness; additionally, it can be earned through the brave conquering of death and