In-class Journal 8/28/12

Tell me in at least 100 words about an incident that revealed the true character of someone you knew. Answer the following questions about this experience:

• Why did the incident occur?• What events led up to it?• How was it resolved?• What were its short- and long-term

outcomes?• What is its significance now?

Quiz

1. What is an anecdote?

2. For personal essays, writers primarily use three strategies. Name one of them.

3. What does “entomology” mean?

4. What is a “cliché”? Give me an example of one.

E.C. Why did the narrator consider himself and his dog clichés?

1. What is an anecdote?

1. What is an anecdote?

A brief story that enlivens* your writing while introducing a topic or illustrating an idea.

*to make something come “alive”

2. For personal essays, writers primarily use three strategies. Name one of them.

2. For personal essays, writers primarily use three strategies. Name one of them.•Narration•Description•Reflection

3. What does “entomology” mean?

3. What does “entomology” mean?

The study of bugs

4. What is a “cliché”? Give me an example of one.

4. What is a “cliché”? Give me an example of one.

E.C. Why did the narrator consider himself and his dog clichés?

Homework for Friday, 8/31/12

• Finish posting your introduction on Blackboard

• Read pages 155-157. In your journal answers the questions on page 157.