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Practice 2
Here’s an outline for the same freewriting exercise using cause and effect as the main organizing principle.
How I came to be called “The Rat”:
1. Start with walking into the cafeteria and people pointing at me, saying, “Look, there’s the Rat.”
2. Describe how I’d left an anonymous note for the teacher.
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describe why—the test
3. Explain how Pearl was blamed.
4. Describe dilemma—wanting to take blame off Pearl but not wanting to be hated by others.
5. Talk about consequences of doing what I thought was right:
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nickname
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people avoiding me
6. Describe how I feel about it now
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still think I did the right thing, but should have given my name from the beginning
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my fear of being outcast made me give anonymous note; that way the teacher couldn’t help Pearl, or
me, until it was too late.
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learned that if I think something is right (or wrong), I should stand up for it (or against it) totally, not
just halfway.