“Lose Now, Pay Later” by Carol Farley
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Transcript of “Lose Now, Pay Later” by Carol Farley
“Lose Now, Pay Later” by Carol FarleySydney C., Hannah C., Lauren M., Lauren U.
Summary• The story of “Lose Now, Pay Later” is about two girls, Deb and
Trinja, that discover a new store that sells treats called Swoodies. The Swoodie store is in the mall and it’s completely empty and the treats are free. Soon after, the Swoodies become a huge hit. The only problem with them is that they make you gain a ton of weight. Just when everybody gets fat, a new machine gets discovered. This machine is called THE SLIMMER. If you go in and pay, than you instantly lose weight. After you lose 10 pounds, then you get a blue dot on your wrist. Everybody is loving these two discoveries, except for Deb’s little brother. He has a theory that the swoodies and THE SLIMMER are run by aliens that harvest the fat from THE SLIMMERS to use as fuel.
Focus Question•What would society be like if we had all of
the technologies that could make you instantly slimmer after getting fat from eating?
The SLIMMER
Climax
Exposition
Rising Action
Story Map
Falling Action
SettingsTime:•The story takes place in 2041
Main Settings:•The Swoodie Shop•The slimmer machines•The Mall
Swoodies
The SLIMMER
Story Map
Characters•Trinja•Deb•Trevor
Story Map
Rising Action•The rising action is all of the conflicts and
important events that occur after the exposition and before the climax
Story Map
Main Points•Swoodies (ice cream like treats) Sweets + Goodies=Swoodies•The slimmer machines that burn off the excess fat from the swoodies
Story Map
Conflicts•The swoodies make you fat•Nobody knows who is running the
slimmers and the swoodie shops
Story Map
Climax in this Story•The climax in this story is when Trevor
proposes his theory that the swoodie machines and the slimmers are run by aliens that are harvesting the energy from the fat produced from the slimmer machines.
Story Map
Falling Action•The falling action is when the story gets
wrapped up•The falling action in this story is when
Trinja and Deb reject Trevor’s idea and think he’s crazy
Story Map
Sci-Fi ElementsThis story was Sci-Fi because•The setting was in 2041•There are machines that can make you
instantly lose weight•Most stores are run by machines/ robots
Story Map
Story Responses•Sydney C.- The story was odd•Hannah C.-The story was interesting and
had an concept that made you think•Lauren M.- The story didn’t explain what
happened; it wasn’t a proper ending.
•Lauren U.- The story was weird, should’ve talked about Trevor more, didn’t like
endingStory Map
Citations• http://www.flickr.com/photos/svensson/45395887/• http://www.filme.ro.im/cauta.php?cauta=somerset%20mall%20troy
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