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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?
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.
WRITERS USE EXAMPLES
To entertain
To clarify
To get their point across
GENERALIZATION AND THE THESIS
Examples illustrate a generalization
Example essays often have a generalization in
its thesis statement
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
Example essays start with an example or two
You
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
You can make up hypotheticals
Thoreau
talking about “transatlantic conversations”
Facts or experience examples carry more
weight
Examples can be:
Narrative
Anecdote
description
TURN TO PAGE 189
Read the examples on sentence variety
Let’s read examples in paragraphs together
Pages
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