Engaging Readers with Examples: A Visual Analysis Approach

1. Methods of Engaging a Reader Examplethe Bedford reader chapter 6

2. 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? Turn to page 184

3. 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. An example is…

4. To entertain To clarify To get their point across Writers use examples

5. 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 Generalization and the thesis

6. 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. Examples

7. You can make up hypotheticals • Thoreau talking about “transatlantic conversations” • Facts or experience examples carry more weight • Examples can be: • narrative • anecdote • description Ideas for your example essay

8. Read the examples on sentence variety • Let’s read examples in paragraphs together • Pages 190--191 Turn to page 189

9. 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 An example essay