(worth 50 points) We learned that a vignette is a little slice of life or a snapshot of an experience. In the novella, Esperanza talks about her writing, her family/friends, her culture, her home, and even her name. Directions: Write your own vignette or snapshot on a topic of your choosing. Imitate the writing style of Sandra Cisneros by writing sentences with punch as we learned in the podcast.

Writing Requirements:

Minimum of one full page (double-spaced). Use Times New Roman/Font Size: 12. Margins should be set to 1 inch all around.
Use narrative techniques: dialogue, description, reflection, well-chosen details.
Include a catchy title. Do not title your piece "My Vignette" or something generic. Think about the titles Cisneros chooses in "Mango Street"

Read the excerpt from dominique’s personal narrative. tired of waiting for the bus, which was late for the fifth day in a row, i sat leafing through an old magazine i had stuffed in my purse the previous night. it was terribly warm for a september afternoon, and the sun cast fleeting shadows on the bus stop sign with each car that passed. i wondered when the weather would get cooler and when the new bus driver would start arriving on time. it was about then that i first noticed the apparent agitation of the man sitting next to me. finally, the bus arrived and ambled to a gradual stop directly in front of the restless man. the doors widened, and the bus driver greeted the man with his usual banter in his usual monotone. "good afternoon. how are you today? ” when writing the next few lines of dialogue, dominique should be certain that the lines provide clues about what will happen later on in the narrative. contain made-up details that make the story more exciting. include everyday language that seems real and natural. use precise words that make both men sound educated.

In marigolds, which character can be described as having a laugh so loud that the great oak seemed to laugh with it?

Which best identifies the figurative language used in this passage? cannon to right of them, cannon to left of them, cannon in front of them volley’d and thunder’d; storm’d at with shot and shell, boldly they rode and well, into the jaws of death, into the mouth of hell rode the six hundred.