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Section 1: Section Diagnostic

Prompt

Write a multiparagraph response to the following question:

  1. What effect do Rebecca Skloot’s authorial choices have on the reader’s understanding of key persons in the story?

In your response, be sure to do the following:

  • Identify and discuss at least two writing techniques used by Skloot (diction, tone, imagery, figurative language, representation, structure, or syntax).

  • Form a claim about what effect each technique has on your understanding of the key persons in the book.

  • Use evidence from the text to support the connection between the technique and its effect.

  • Use academic vocabulary to precisely express your ideas.

  • Use the proper conventions of usage, mechanics, and punctuation.