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ENG7 Writing An Anecdote

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A Bundle of

Thoughts!
Oral Recitation
What is your most
memorable
experience?
Writing an
Anecdote
• I can understand what

Learnin anecdote is;


• I can appreciate the ways

g in writing an anecdote;
and
Targets • I can write an anecdote
based on a personal
experience.
W h a t i s
an
An e c d o t e
• It is a very short
? interesting story
or incident that
happened to you
or someone you
know of.
Why U s e
Anec d o t e
? • Anecdotes are used to
share a personal
experience, make
people think about
something, and make
them laugh.
• Not all anecdotes are
serious, some are meant
Choose a
relevant
How to event that
Write an happened to
Anecdote: you or
someone else
(even a
famous
How to Ensure that
Write an your anecdote
Anecdote is interesting,
amusing, and
: inspiring.
How to Structure
Write an your ideas.
Anecdote:
How to
Write an Tell your story
Anecdote briefly.
:
How to Draw a
Write an conclusion.
Anecdote:
s u r e n o t t o t e l l .
Make
S h o w , d o n ’ t t e l l .
Tell: When they Show, don’t tell
embraced… Allow your reader
to experience the
Show: When she story through
actions, words,
wrapped her
senses, feelings
arms around rather than your
him… summarization,
and description.
Tell: I was Show, don’t tell
scared. Allow your reader
to experience the
Show: My heart story through
actions, words,
was racing and I
senses, feelings
shivered with rather than your
fear. summarization,
and description.
Tell: I was crying. Show, don’t tell
Allow your reader
to experience the
Show: My eyes story through
actions, words,
were puffy and
senses, feelings
swollen as tears rather than your
fall from my summarization,
eyes. and description.
Questions?
ACTIVITY!
Write your own anecdote.
Use the questions in page
340 as your guide in
making it.
SHARE
IT!
Thank you!
Do you have any follow-up questions for me?

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