Transcription of Literary Element (page 342)
1 Unit 2 Nonfi ction 27 Copyright by The McGraw-Hill Companies, Date Class Literary Element (page 342)Anecdotefrom e story of My life HELEN KELLERAn anecdote is a little story a brief account of an interesting event or episode. In this selection from The story of My life , Keller pieces together several anecdotes so that the reader can understand how her learning progressed and how she experi-enced breakthroughs in other stories, anecdotes have characters and one or more events. They may also include or imply a setting. They always serve a larger purpose, which is often to reveal character or illustrate a C T I V I T YDirections Supply the missing information for each of the following anecdotes.
2 If you cannot identify the precise time when an event occurred, identify it in relation to other events in the Anecdote: Anne Sullivan Arrives2. Anecdote: Anne Gives Helen a DollWhen:When:Who:Who:What happens:What happens:Purpose of anecdote:Purpose of anecdote:3. Anecdote: Helen and Water4. Anecdote: Helen and LoveWhen:When:Who:Who:What happens:What happens:Purpose of anecdote:Purpose of anecdote:The story of My Life28 Unit 2 Nonfi ctionCopyright by The McGraw-Hill Companies, Date Class The story of My LifeReading Strategy (page 342)Connecting to Personal Experiencefrom e story of My life HELEN KELLERC onnecting to personal experience means thinking back to events and experiences in your own life that relate in some way to those that the characters or people are expe-riencing in a Literary work.
3 By connecting to personal experience, you can also better understand a person s feelings, role in an outcome, motivation, or C T I V I T YDirections For each of the following experiences in the selection, relate a similar experience or feeling of your own. Then explain how this helps you better understand the characters, events, or theme of this Event/ExperienceMy ExperienceHow My Experience Relates to the Selectionfeeling different from or cut off from other people 1. the arrival of a stranger 3. to understand a concept 5. frustrated and throw-ing something or otherwise acting out 7.
4 One special person get through when others can t reaching understand-ing after a long Reading Graphic OrganizerYou may relate multiple associations or feelings with any one of the events listed in the chart. To explore the relationship between your experiences and story events more fully, cluster around one or more story events. For this activity, ask your teacher for a copy of the Cluster Graphic 2 Nonfi ction 29 Copyright by The McGraw-Hill Companies, Date Class Selection Vocabulary Practice (page 341)from e story of My life HELEN KELLERVOCABULARY traverse v.
5 To pass across or throughsymmetrical adj. exactly agreeing in size, form, and arrangement on both sides of somethingverbatim adv. word for word; in exactly the same wordsaugment v. to become greater; increase; growE X E R C I S E A Practice with Context CluesUse context clues to determine the meaning of the boldfaced word in each It takes roughly six hours for a passenger jet to traverse the Atlantic Ocean. A. sail B. cross C. locate2. Rephrase the passage in your own words. Don t quote it verbatim. A. exactly as written B. directly from the source C. too many times3.
6 She did extensive research to augment her knowledge of asteroids. A. add to B. diminish C. contradict4. Identical windows are on each side of the door. The design is symmetrical. A. original B. unpredictable C. balancedE X E R C I S E B Applying MeaningsWrite the best ending for each open-ended sentence To traverse a flooded valley, you might use a .A. boat B. pail C. hose or watering can2. To give a verbatim oral presentation of a poem by Frost, you would need to .A. paraphrase it B. copyright it C. memorize or read it3. To augment your earnings from babysitting, you might.
7 A. spend them B. take another job C. make friends with at the mall the children4. To make the new picture symmetrical with the square, draw a .A. circle B. triangle C. squareE X E R C I S E C Responding to the SelectionWrite a paragraph summarizing this selection from The story of My life . Use at least THREE vocabulary story of My Lif
