Pen Commandments ch 10 - Find YOUR Voice

In the game Imposter, participants are trying to

• mimic an author's style

• mimic the game leader

• draw famous art works

• compose a song

What author did Steven Frank imitate to a disturbing degree in high school?

• Faulkner

• F. Scott Fitzgerald

• Dickens

• Tolstoy

Admire other writers, but don't be a(n)

• imposter

• poser

• fan girl

• minion

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When he discovered (with the help of another student) plagiarism in his own class, Mr. Frank's solution was

• to publicly embarrass & reprimand the student.

• to privately embarrass & reprimand the student.

• privately confer with the student & offer a second chance.

• give the kid a zero & be triggered by the incident forever.

Plagiarism, according to this chapter, is a crime against

• the writer you copied

• yourself

• classmates

• teacher

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To find your own voice & style

• your mom should write your essays.

• your dad should correct how you tie your shoes.

• you should write the best you can and develop authentically.

• you should follow a format imposed by your teacher.

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"It's ---------- , Mr. Frank. We get to leave the rules offline. That's part of the fun," explains CoyKitty21 in this chapter.

• the Internet

• YouTube

• Twitter

• Reddit

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To mind or not to mind your -----. But remember that every one shows up . . . a reflection of you!

• e-mails

• Tweets

• IM's

• blogs

How can you, like his grandfather Shalom, live forever?

• WRITE

• Home Movies

• download yourself into a program

• cryogenics

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Which of the following is NOT a reason he keeps (and recommends you keep) a journal?

• to find your voice & and keep yourself alive

• to learn from & hold on to ideas

• to scrawl your way out of writer's block

• to make money and influence people