Selecting and describing a key moment so an element's manipulation is visible

What this note covers

1. A key moment is bounded action, not a plot point
2. Description makes manipulation visible
3. Move from evidence to element and convention
4. Evaluation and justification require criteria
5. Connect key moments into an excerpt-wide argument
6. Worked key-moment paragraph architecture
7. Worked evidence drill: the discharge bell in five observable beats
8. Worked response workshop: turn a device list into an argument

8 sections · 10 key terms & formulas · 6 common mistakes