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• Share your work with a partner. Take turns explaining your analysis of the pacing in the two paragraphs. Discuss whether your partner agrees or disagrees with your analysis. Record notes from your discussion.
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In my opinion, the pacing in paragraph 54 emphasizes .
The effect of the pacing in paragraph 55 is .
After analyzing the pacing in “The Drummer Boy of Shiloh,” you have enough information to write a short argument. Write a short argument about paragraph 54 in which you identify the pacing, explain what effect the pacing creates, and why the author chose to use this pacing. Then state your opinion of how effective it is, and give a reason why. Before writing, read the model short argument provided. Try structuring your argument in the same way.
Iagree with your analysis, and .
Write a Short Argument
I disagree with your analysis because .
ModEl: SHort ArguMEnt
Ray Bradbury uses slow pacing in the last paragraph to emphasize the long night ahead for Joby. The slow pacing is created by one long sentence of combined clauses that describes the historical setting and April night before the battle. In my opinion, this slow pacing is effective because it helps the reader feel what Joby must be feeling while he waits for dawn.
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