Anecdotes and Writing Prompts

The video tutorial teaches how to ensure anecdotes in writing stay focused on the prompt. It guides through identifying the writing prompt, planning, writing, and revising responses. The lesson emphasizes reviewing anecdotes to ensure they answer the prompt, using an example of revising a paragraph about a pet iguana. The tutorial concludes with a summary of the steps to maintain focus on the prompt.

What is the main purpose of keeping anecdotes focused on the writing prompt?

• To include as many stories as possible

• To ensure the response directly answers the prompt

• To make the writing more entertaining

• To confuse the reader with multiple perspectives

Which of the following is NOT a step in responding to a writing prompt?

• Writing a poem

• Revising the response

• Planning the response

• Identifying the question

What should you do first when reviewing your anecdotes?

• Add more anecdotes

• Return to the prompt and review what it is asking

• Ignore the prompt

• Rewrite the entire response

What is a common mistake when using anecdotes in writing?

• Making them too short

• Using anecdotes from unreliable sources

• Not checking if they answer the prompt

• Using too many anecdotes

In the example of revising an anecdote, what was deemed unnecessary?

• The importance of learning about animals

• Jim feeding and watering the iguana every day

• Jim's research project on iguanas

• The fact that Jim has a pet iguana

What is the thesis of the example letter discussed in the video?

• Getting a pet is a bad idea

• Getting a pet is a good idea

• Pets are too expensive

• Pets are unnecessary

What can a pet teach us according to the example in the video?

• About animals and their behaviors

• How to spend money

• How to ignore responsibilities

• How to be lazy

What should you consider when rereading your responses?

• The thesis and the prompt

• The number of anecdotes

• The length of the response

• The complexity of language

Why is it important to cross out sentences that are not relevant to the prompt?

• To make the response longer

• To ensure the response is concise and focused

• To confuse the reader

• To add more examples

What is the final step in ensuring your anecdotes are focused?

• Adding more anecdotes

• Crossing out irrelevant sentences

• Rewriting the entire response

• Ignoring the prompt