In small groups, rewrite the following sentences and use a metaphor to help the reader better experience the description.
- We saw many people walking in the street; many of them were smoking cigarettes. Others were wearing perfumes.
- To be honest, she was kind of fat, but she danced well.
- I tried some quesadillas chilangas; they were not spicy at all and they were really good.
- I tried an “Horchita” for the first time in my life, and I think it was different but good.
- The cigars at the cigar shop smelled like tobacco of course, but all of them had a different kind of smell to them.
Is there a story in this detail?
Examples:
- Old lady who owns Luis Pharmacy and how she has kept the pharmacy exactly as her late husband, Luis, liked it.
- The observation that in Hispanic homes one finds a cabinet full of glass ornaments and china porcelain dolls.
Homework
Click on the right bottom part of the video to see the instructions regarding MyComplab. The work is due by Thursday, April 8. Don't leave it for last!
- Read pages 73 through 83 in Telling True Stories.
- Reviews are due by Wednesday. Use the Dropbox.
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