What does it mean to explode a moment?
✴An exploding moment is a scene in a narrative that the writer has put in “slow. motion” to paint a step-by-step picture for the reader. ✴To create an exploding moment, the writer slows down the action of the scene and. adds specific descriptive details.
What is an example of exploding a moment?
For example, you might find a sentence like, “It was so embarrassing,” or “He shot the winning goal,” where you’ve got an important moment that you could expand. Highlight that sentence and then expand that moment into a full paragraph, explode it, (but without the grenade or bomb).
What is the purpose of exploding the moment?
An exploded moment takes an otherwise unordinary description and, using as many of the five senses as possible, expands on the details of the event being described.
What is exploding a moment in writing?
“Exploding a moment “ is what writing teacher Barry Lane calls it when writers take an important moment from a narrative and approach it like a filmmaker treats an important movie in a film… in slow motion.
Is there such thing as an exploded moment?
There is nothing repetitive or boring about an exploded moment. Students often finish a draft and figure they’ve done the hard part and now they’re done. What they don’t always realize is how important revision is. It’s the work we do after the first draft that truly makes those moments explode.
How do I teach explode the moment writing?
For example, I have students explode a moment they felt a certain way (i.e.” A time I felt lucky”). I first give students a graphic organizer to fill in the setting, characters, what happened, feelings/emotions, thoughts, and sensory details from their moment.
When to ask students to explode a moment?
I might ask them to explode a moment from their first day of school, a special event at school (field trip, class party…), etc. After they are comfortable with narrower topics, I make it a little higher-level thinking. For example, I have students explode a moment they felt a certain way (i.e.” A time I felt lucky”).