Your ASSIGNMENT Write a single scene about an important, fictional event. The scene must establish a
clear point of view and take place in a well-described setting. The scene may be
about anything you can imagine as long as you describe it clearly, it may be a self-
contained story or a single chapter in an ongoing story.
Your scene should include the following elements:
• A fictional event of some kind, such as an important conversation or a major
discovery
A point of view, which may be first person, third-person limited, or third-person
omniscient
• A setting that lets the reader know the place and time in which your event occurs
• At least one narrative technique from the lesson, such as dialogue
Tips for SUCCESS

Read this excerpt from rudolfo anaya’s essay “take the tortillas out of your poetry.”tortillas and poetry. they go hand in hand. books nourish the spirit, bread nourishes our bodies. our distinct cultures nourish each one of us, and as we know more and more about the art and literature of the different cultures, we become freer and freer. . i don’t know anyone who doesn’t like to sample different ethnic foods, the breads of many many groups; just as many of us enjoy sampling books from different areas of the world. i travel to foreign countries, and i know more about myself as i learn more about my fellow human beings. censorship imposes itself in my path of knowledge, and that activity can be justified by no one. which of these changes would make this excerpt more argumentative? using words that affect the audience’s sense of trustusing less repetition of certain words and phrasesincluding words that address logic and reasonincluding words that are charged with emotion