Draft Your
IntroductionSupply a Short Narrative or Anecdote
You may want to tell a short descriptive story. Narratives
and anecdotes are used often to appeal to the reader’s emotion.
This technique relies upon your ability to use vivid description
to gain the sympathies of your reader. Remember, though, a short
narrative
or anecdote may make your reader more receptive to your idea, but
you will need to use logic to support your points.
I remember the summer before I started school in 1969. Even at eight
years old I could feel tension in the air that seemed to grow unbearable
as the first day of school grew near. I remember sitting in the back
of the bus on the way to school and in the back of the classroom once
I got to school. I remember my parents’ worry for my safety
and the white policemen who patrolled the halls of the school. As
an African-American child growing up in the 1960s, I experienced what
the policy makers called desegregation. This article traces the desegregation
of public schools in southern Mississippi, using public policy and
key events in the 1960s and 70s to draw conclusions about social change.
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