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Choose one not understood, poorly Choose one not understood, poorly understood, and/or misunderstood understood, and/or misunderstood term. Write an essay term. Write an essay to explain the term to explain the term by offering examples of its meaning by offering examples of its meaning from personal experience or from from personal experience or from reading.reading. Here are some examples: Here are some examples: Freedom, peace, abuse, bling, love, Freedom, peace, abuse, bling, love, ghetto, trippin’, insurgency, crazy ghetto, trippin’, insurgency, crazy

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1.1. ConsideringConsidering specificspecific examples examples2.2. Choosing appropriate Choosing appropriate examplesexamples3.3. ArrangingArranging all the all the examplesexamples

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1.Considering1.ConsideringSpecific Specific ExamplesExamples

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• A A hypotheticalhypothetical scenarioscenario about a black man… about a black man…I was indistinguishable from the muggers who I was indistinguishable from the muggers who occasionally seeped into the area from the occasionally seeped into the area from the surrounding ghetto. I gathered that being surrounding ghetto. I gathered that being perceived as dangerous is a hazard in itself. I perceived as dangerous is a hazard in itself. I only needed to turn a corner into a dicey only needed to turn a corner into a dicey situation, or make an errant move after being situation, or make an errant move after being pulled over by a policeman…pulled over by a policeman…

» Brent Staples, Brent Staples, “Just Walk on By”“Just Walk on By”

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1. Humor can often make 1. Humor can often make a bad situation more a bad situation more tolerable. tolerable.

2.Having good study skills 2.Having good study skills can improve a student’s can improve a student’s grades. grades.

3.American manufacturers 3.American manufacturers can make their products can make their products safer.safer.

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2. Choosing 2. Choosing appropriate appropriate examplesexamples

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3. Arranging 3. Arranging all the all the examplesexamples–climactic order climactic order or order of importanceor order of importance– leastleast important to important to most powerfulmost powerful– transitionstransitions would include would include also, finally, for also, finally, for

example, in addition, another, for example, in addition, another, for instance, for one thing, furthermore, instance, for one thing, furthermore, more important…more important…

Aim: How do you write using Aim: How do you write using exemplification?exemplification?

1.1. ConsideringConsidering specificspecific examples examples2.2. Choosing appropriate Choosing appropriate examplesexamples3.3. ArrangingArranging all the all the examplesexamples

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• Working with your group, Working with your group, select three select three appropriate examplesappropriate examples to support the to support the following generalization. following generalization.

• ““Most products do not live up to the Most products do not live up to the claims of their advertisements.” claims of their advertisements.”

• List your examplesList your examples from least from least important, to most powerful. important, to most powerful.

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Examples Explanation

Sham WowAnecdote

1 Same type of Same type of exampleexample

Incomplete Incomplete explanationexplanation

2 Mostly Mostly appropriate appropriate examplesexamples

Clear Clear explanation explanation

3 Very Very appropriate appropriate and and compellingcompelling

Developed Developed explanationexplanation

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• Think about your term and what Think about your term and what point you want to make about it point you want to make about it (Topic/Term +Angle).(Topic/Term +Angle).

• Choose examples to show, Choose examples to show, explain, or prove what is explain, or prove what is important about your topic. important about your topic.

• Put the examples in order. Put the examples in order.