Transcript Example the bedford reader chapter 6

Methods of Engaging a Reader
EXAMPLE
THE BEDFORD READER CHAPTER 6
TURN TO PAGE 184
Look at the cartoon by Greg LeLievre.
 Who is energy drink marketing intended for?
 Who does it ignore?
 What is the general idea of this cartoon?
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AN EXAMPLE IS…
An instance that reveals a whole type
 Example of Example: Famous rodents in history
include Mickey Mouse, Chuck e Cheese, Stuart
Little and Rizzo the Rat.
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WRITERS USE EXAMPLES
To entertain
 To clarify
 To get their point across
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GENERALIZATION AND THE THESIS
Examples illustrate a generalization
 Example essays often have a generalization in
its thesis statement
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 Ex:
“Sometimes I think we would be better off in
dealing with social problems if we forgot about the
broad strokes and concentrated in the details”
 -Anna Quindlen, “Homeless”
 The thesis establishes the central idea of an essay,
a generalization that is developed by examples
EXAMPLES
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Example essays start with an example or two
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see something like a man stealing a quarter for
bus fare from a child or a friend dating another
friend’s ex.
IDEAS FOR YOUR EXAMPLE ESSAY
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You can make up hypotheticals
 Thoreau
talking about “transatlantic conversations”
Facts or experience examples carry more
weight
 Examples can be:
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 Narrative
 Anecdote
 description
TURN TO PAGE 189
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Read the examples on sentence variety
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Let’s read examples in paragraphs together
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190--191
AN EXAMPLE ESSAY
Let’s read “Black Men and Public Space” pages
208-210
 Questions on Meaning 1-3
 Questions on Writing Strategy 1-3
 Questions on Language 1-3
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