PRESENTATION OUTLINE
Encyclopedia of an Ordinary Life
Project Goal:
Create 3 Entries for an Encyclopedia of Yourself
An Encyclopedia is...
a book full of facts and descriptions about people, places, objects, and events.
Example #1 (from an Encyclopedia of an Ordinary Life)
Amy Rosenthal:
My father-in-law informed me that my married name could produce two anagrams: Hearty Salmon. Nasty Armhole. I cannot tell you how much I love that.
Example #2 (from an Encyclopedia of an Ordinary Life)Anxious, Things That Make Me
Vending Machines. I have to double-, triple-check. Okay, it's A5 for the Bugles, right? Is that right? A5? I don't want to read the codes wrong and end up with Flaming Hot Cheetos. But then, what a relief when the Bugles come tumbling down. Yes! I knew it was A5! (35).
Example #3 (from an Encyclopedia of an Ordinary Life)Birthmark:
I have a birthmark on my left arm. As a child I thought it looked like a bear, or Africa, depending on the angle. I would often draw an eye and a mouth on it; sometimes I would allow a friend to do so. TO look at my birthmark was to remind myself that I am me. (41)
Writer's Workshop Focus:
Showing vs. Telling
Telling: The girls got in a fight.
Showing: Eyes rolling, finger nails clawing, the girls shouted across the car at each other.
