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aCTIVITy 4.4
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Humorous anecdotes
my Notes
Working from the Text
9. Review the essay and make connections between the essay and your own experiences. Also think about other humorous texts you have read and how the essay connects to those texts. Finally, make connections between the essay and the world around you. Use the following symbols to mark the text.
E/S = Essay to Self
E/T = Essay to other Texts E/W =Essay to World
10. Reread the excerpt from “Brothers,” and use the TWIST strategy to guide your analysis of the text.
Acronym
Text: “Brothers” by Jon Scieszka
Tone
What is the author’s attitude about the topic?
Word choice
What specific diction does the author use for effect?
Imagery
What specific descriptive details and figurative language does the author use for effect?
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Introducing the Strategy: TWIST
TWIST is an acronym for tone, word choice, imagery, style, and theme. This writing strategy helps a writer analyze each of these elements in a text in order to write a response to an analytical writing prompt about the text.
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