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From "The Burn Journals" (Vintage Books, 2005), by Brent Runyon
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From "The Burn Journals" (Vintage Books, 2005), by Brent Runyon One time, when I was little, I was sitting up front in the old Datsun we used to have and Mom went into a store to buy something and left me in the car by myself. I pushed in the cigarette lighter because it looked like something you should push in, and then after a while it popped back out. And I took it out and held it in my hand. The inside was a pretty color of orange and it was shaped in a spiral like my fingerprint, and I wanted to touch my fingerprint to it because they were such a perfect match. And I did. I pushed my thumb right into the orange cigarette lighter and it was either hot or cold, I couldn't tell which at first, and then it was hot, really, really hot, and I screamed and dropped the cigarette lighter and opened the door with my other hand. It was winter and there was a pile of snow right outside the car and I stuck my thumb into the snow. ... When Mom came back to the car, I didn't want to tell her what I did, so I just sat in the front seat the whole way home, letting the pain build up inside me. I kept my face blank and made it all the way home without her finding out what I did.
Kernel Essay- Character Evolution of the Term INTRODUCTION PARAGRAPH BODY PARAGRAPHS- YOU CHOSE WHICH TO KEEP AND TAKE OUT CONCLUSION PARAGRAPH
Assignment- Rough Draft Kernel Essay Why? To write about a term everyone knows and show you understand what it means. Also, how can you share about yourself and not be embarrassed. Assignment Instructions: Open your RWN to the Draft section, locate the Text Structure box from yesterday. You will have ____ minutes of independent, Level 0, writing time to complete a rough draft. Help- Raise your hand at your location, I will come to you. If I am helping another student, keep your hand raised and I will acknowledge you. Done before time is up? Level 0 time on your own without disturbing others. Use these Graphic Organizers as the guide to write your Rough Draft. It is your choice which to pick after I explain how to use them.