1. Fragments
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2. Invitation to Notice
“It was a brain. A disembodied brain. An oversized brain. Just enough larger than normal to be completely revolting and terrifying. A living brain. A brain that pulsed and quivered, that seized and commanded. No wonder the brain was called IT.” Madeleine L’Engle, A Wrinkle in Time
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3. Invitation to Imitate
Rewrite the following sentence in your own words: “Aunty Licha, Elvis, Aristotle, and Byron are hauling things out to the curb. Blenders. Transistor radios. Barbie dolls. Swiss army knives. Plastic crystal chandeliers. Model airplanes…” Sandra Cisneros, Caramelo Example: Mother and Aunt Helen are cooking up a storm. Roast beef. Mashed potatoes. Gravy. Green beans. Biscuits. Jello salad… Anonymous classroom teacher
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4. Invitation to Imitate Your turn…
Rewrite the following sentence in your own words: “Aunty Licha, Elvis, Aristotle, and Byron are hauling things out to the curb. Blenders. Transistor radios. Barbie dolls. Swiss army knives. Plastic crystal chandeliers. Model airplanes…” - Sandra Cisneros, Caramelo
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5. Invitation to Revise
Combine the following sentences making some into fragments
where they would have the greatest effect:
As we walked, I felt myself settling into another version of myself, the self I had been with Jacob.
I was a little younger.
I was a little less responsible.
I was someone who might, on occasion, do something really stupid for no good reason.
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6. Invitation to Revise
“As we walked, I felt myself settling into another version of myself,
the self I had been with Jacob. A little younger, a little less
responsible. Someone who might, on occasion, do something
really stupid for no good reason.”
- Stephenie Meyer, Eclipse
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7. Invitation to Edit
It was a brain. A disembodied brain. An oversized brain.
It was a brain. a disembodied brain. an oversized brain.
It was a brain. A disembodied brain. A oversized brain.
It were a brain. A disembodied brain. An oversized brain.
It was a brain. A dis-embodied brain. An oversized brain.
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8. Invitation to Write
Write two short passages on a topic of your choice:
One passage should use at least two fragments for effect.
The other passage should use only complete sentences regardless of effect.
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