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How to Use This Book x Table of Contents – Readings (continued) Chapter Two Skills or Rhetorical Modes Showcased Page # “Under the Knife” by Joey Butler The doctors informed me beforehand of the potential complications that could arise from surgery. Partial paralysis, infection, death, these words echoed throughout the chasms of my mind. Anxiety overwhelmed me; I was a dying animal surrounded by ravenous vultures, drool dripping awaiting their next meal. My palms were a disgusting swamp of sweat that gripped hard onto the white sheets that covered me. Description Figurative language Imagery Narration Narrative scope Narrative pacing Reflection Wrap-up 103 “Breathing Easy” by an anonymous student author Even though my parents had never been blatantly homophobic in front of me, I grew up in a conservative religious community that was fiercely cisheteronormative. My eighth-grade health teacher kicked off our unit on sex education with a contemptuous, “We aren’t going to bother learning about safe sex for homosexuals. We’re only going to talk about normal relationships.” Description Thick description Narration Dialogue Reflection Wrap-up Diegetic gap 106 “Visions” by an anonymous student author We decide to hold a pipe ceremony in order to establish connectedness and unite with one heart and mind. To pray and get to know each other. We went down to the beach and lit a fire. It was a clear, warm night. The stars were bright. The fire was crackling and the shadows of the flames were bouncing of the clear night sky. I took my shoes off and felt the cool soft sand beneath my feet and between my toes. Description Imagery Narration Characterization Narrative scope Narrative sequence Reflection 109 Chapter Three “Slowing Down” by Beth Harding He could still drive—he just needed help starting the ignition. But now, once we’d get to where we were going, I’d try not to walk too fast. It had begun to occur to me that maybe walking ahead of him was kind of disrespectful or insensitive. In a way, I think that I just didn’t want him to know that my legs worked better than his. Description Narration Tone Characterization Reflection Diegetic gap 119