When the background of a story is outlined without having specific or important details about the story, that's called a-matter. It is also sometimes called a b-copy. It is useful to have the basics of a story outlined before your write it because 1) you have something to work with before you start writing and 2) it saves time when your working on a deadline.
The a-matter is basically the who, what, when, where and why of the story. After you have this information, the rest of the details will come later to make a complete story.
In the case of the 14-year old chimp who Mauled a woman in Connecticut, the a-matter of the story would be:
- where this took place: Connecticut, at the home of the chimps owners
- Who was involved: the victim Charla Nash and the owner of the chimp
- When it happend: Monday, Feb. 16th
- Why: reasons unknown
Basically, this chimp who was trained to do very human-like things attacked a friend of its owner out of no where and bruatally mauled her. This is why I dont have pets.
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