{"id":453,"date":"2017-08-07T14:25:58","date_gmt":"2017-08-07T14:25:58","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/courses.lumenlearning.com\/umes-englishcomp1\/?post_type=chapter&#038;p=453"},"modified":"2017-08-07T14:25:58","modified_gmt":"2017-08-07T14:25:58","slug":"1-6-reading-another-contemporary-narrative-essay","status":"publish","type":"chapter","link":"https:\/\/courses.lumenlearning.com\/umes-englishcomp1\/chapter\/1-6-reading-another-contemporary-narrative-essay\/","title":{"raw":"1.6 Reading Another Contemporary Narrative Essay","rendered":"1.6 Reading Another Contemporary Narrative Essay"},"content":{"raw":"Read the narrative essay, \"Damn, Kendrick Lamar: Anatomy of a 'Duckworth' Epiphany\" by D. Watkins in <em>Salon, <\/em>published 4\/18\/17.\r\n\r\nAs with all the narrative essays you've read for this chapter, pay close attention to the <strong>components<\/strong> of narrative writing and the ways this writer uses them to engage you.\r\n\r\nAnnotate this essay using the annotation chart -- choose 5 passages that feel significant to you and record your responses to them.\r\n\r\nAlso respond to the following prompts:\r\n<ul>\r\n \t<li>What does \"epiphany\" mean? What is the writer's epiphany in this essay?<\/li>\r\n \t<li>Look closely at the details Watkins uses. Identify all the images you can picture in your head. For instance, he writes, \"Lor Cuz bolted through the courtyard, pulling a new white T-shirt over his head.\" What does the verb \"bolted\" convey? What other specific verbs does Watkins use throughout this essay that help you picture what he sees?<\/li>\r\n \t<li>Discuss Watkins's use of dialogue in this essay. 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