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    this but I’m nervous and making mistakes with stuff I already know (like‚ why did I say Vado a scuola instead of Sono andata a scuola? I know that!) – Page 43 In this passage‚ Elizabeth Gilbert is writing an anecdote about her experience of taking her Italian test. Throughout this anecdote‚ she writes on a personal level‚ using unchallenging diction. The lack of challenging vocabulary words causes the audience to think of Gilbert as a person they are having a conversation with or that they are

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    Writing a Review

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    Writing a review * Catchy title – often a pun. * Personal voice. You must share opinions. Anecdotes about your reading experience/other relevant experiences are also effective. * Detail about the text‚ and supporting examples. Provide a summary of the main focus points. * A discussion of strong and weak points about the text’s construction. * Other texts that it reminded you of‚ or that would be useful to read about the topic. * A rating system – stars‚ mark out of ten etc

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    Grade 8 Anecdotal Short Stories Unit How to Write an Anecdotal Story Anecdote - A short account (or narrative) of an interesting or amusing incident‚ often intended to illustrate or support some point. Adjective: anecdotal. Anecdote From Wikipedia‚ the free encyclopedia An anecdote is a short and amusing or interesting story about a real incident or person. An anecdote is always presented as based on a real incident involving actual persons‚ whether famous or not‚ usually in

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    the world has a type of symbol attached to them. Brent Staples‚ author of “Just Walk on By‚” addresses this topic through his own personal experiences. Staples builds his persona through the use of rhetorical devices such as imagery and personal anecdotes. Additionally‚ the author uses pathos to further his message and express his thoughts on the interpretation of symbols in today’s world. Through his establishment of a persona and pathos‚ Staples shows his audience how people judge at a single glance

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     One  is  crawling‚  the   other  laying  on  her  back.  Gina  and  two  other  children  are  in  the  sandbox.  Each  plays  with  toys  in  an   individual  way.   DATA  –  Narrative  anecdote:   While  outside  in  the  infant  classroom  yard  Gina  is  sitting  in  the  sandbox.  In  front  of  her  there’s  a   round  metal  pie  pan.  In  her  right  hand  Gina  was  holding

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    In Annie Dillard‟s “Terwilliger Bunts One‚” Dillard‟s mother is explained through small anecdotes throughout the story. Through these anecdotes‚ the reader can grasp how Dillard admires and feels about her mother. Beginning with her mother‟s creativeness to her mother‟s challenging playfulness‚ the reader can sense‚ through Dillard‟s writing‚ admiration and sometimes ambivalence for the qualities Dillard‟s mother holds. The story unfolds in the kitchen when Dillard‟s mother catches onto the

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    On "Anecdote of the Jar"

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    Stevens does not clearly reveal his true meaning of "Anecdote of the Jar" within the poem. However‚ Stevens creates a poem that leads the reader to discover the truth through imagination. The poem weighs the power of the natural world against the impact of the man-made world through the use of symbolism‚ repetition‚ and rhythm. Stevens placed his jar on a hill in Tennessee. "And round it was‚ upon a hill‚" suggests that the clearness of the jar creates a focal point from which to survey the wilderness

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    A Search for Equality

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    to give it and believe in it . . . ." Personal anecdotes‚ contrast‚ and comparison are techniques Roiphe skillfully uses to create a strong‚ convincing essay. Roiphe begins her essay with a personal anecdote describing the "horrifying" realization that she married a man exactly like her father. This technique immediately establishes the essay as informal and personal. It is a great way to capture the reader’s interest. Also‚ this particular anecdote is used as background information for the first

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    William F. Buckley, Jr.

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    America is too lazy to even mention their own predicaments. He then goes on to explain Americans passive acceptance of circumstances. In doing this he uses several anecdotes based on his past‚ using careful diction and to keep his audience engaged he sprinkles in rhetorical questions. Buckley opens his essay with a personal anecdote describing the acceptance of “whatsoever” he realizes that outside it was below freezing temperature and in the train it was 85 degrees. Buckley explains how the train

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    Horizontal World Analysis

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    her small town. Throughout the passage described in first person narrative by Debra‚ herself‚ explained her story of what she has seen and been told. In “Horizontal World” author Debra Marquart applies vivid imagery‚ unique diction‚ and a personal anecdote to convey the importance and uniqueness of small towns. First‚ Debra Marquart uses vivid imagery to emphasize the small details that make a town unique. Debra opened the passage with a descriptive view you can only see in the country side in order

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