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Call to Write , Third edition

Call to Write , Third edition. Chapter Seven, Profiles: Creating a Dominant Impression. Overview. Introduces the genre of the profile Profiles focus on celebrities and ordinary people alike Addresses the reasons for writing profiles as well as the methods used to gather information for them

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Call to Write , Third edition

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  1. Call to Write,Third edition Chapter Seven, Profiles: Creating a Dominant Impression

  2. Overview • Introduces the genre of the profile • Profiles focus on celebrities and ordinary people alike • Addresses the reasons for writing profiles as well as the methods used to gather information for them • Reminds us that profiles present the writer’s point of view, or dominant impression

  3. Readings The chapter includes a number of sample profiles. • O’Neill, “A Surgeon’s War” • Rose, “I Just Wanna Be Normal” • Buhle, “Insurgent Images” • Blount, “Memphis Minnie”

  4. O’Neill, “A Surgeon’s War” • O’Neill writes for The New York Times. • Profile of Dr. Susan M. Love, a surgeon at the U.C.L.A. Breast Center • See the essay on pages 222-226. • An analysis follows, breaking down the essay into sections. • Series of questions, page 228.

  5. Rose, “I Just Wanna Be Average” • Rose is a teacher, poet, and professor of education at UCLA. • He talks about his experiences taking vocational classes, and includes mini-profiles of several other students. • See pages 228-230 for the essay. • Analysis follows, along with a set of questions, pages 231-232.

  6. Buhle, “Insurgent Images” • Buhle is a historian of labor and popular arts who teaches at Brown University. • He profiles Mike Alewitz, a muralist painter. • Several examples of Alewitz’s work are included. • See pages 232-235 for the essay. • An analysis follows, page 236.

  7. Blount, “Memphis Minnie” • Roy Blount Jr. is a humorist, sportswriter, poet, and author. • He profiles a blues singer in retrospect: a woman named Memphis Minnie. • See pages 237-243 for the essay. • An analysis follows, pages 243-244.

  8. Visual design, public campaigns • See the two advertisements on pages 245 and 246. • The first one is about a young woman named Manal Omar, who is an American and Muslim. • The second one is from the AFL/CIO and features a young immigrant named Inmar Hernandez.

  9. Writing assignment • Write an essay that profiles a person; the text gives five ideas to help you select someone to interview. • Your instructor will let you know whether your class will be doing this particular assignment, and provide you with additional guidelines.

  10. Invention • Make a list of people you know. • Pick one that seems promising and contact the person to set up an interview. • See pages 251-252 for help with clarifying your purpose and doing background research.

  11. Planning and drafting • Decide on the dominant impression you want to create, and choose details that will help you do so. • Consider using figurative language, as well as compare and contrast, to help readers see your main points.

  12. Peer commentary and revising • Exchange drafts with another student. Use the questions on page 255 to write a commentary about your partner’s draft. • See page 255-256 for a list of five questions to guide you in your revision. • See page 256-257 for techniques to help establish your perspective in the opening of your essay.

  13. Quitadamo, “A Lawyer’s Crusade” • See the sample profile on pages 257-259. • His commentary about his essay follows, on page 259-260. • This student plans to become a lawyer, and so chose to interview one. He wanted to understand more about what it is that lawyers do who are working in the public interest.

  14. Student Companion Website • Go to the student side of the Web site for exercises, chapter overviews, and links to writing resources for this chapter: http://www.ablongman.com/trimbur • Click on the textbook cover, and then select Student Resources.

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