Introduction – 45 to 60 seconds
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One of Karen’s favorite stories is about a group of cars trying to win a race competition.
In the story the new cars plan a strategy to defeat the vintage cars. They feel that because they are shiny and new that they don’t have to practice at all.
Their overly proud attitude and lack of preparation cost them the entire race. The vintage cars won by a landslide.
The story applies human attributes to all of the cars. The cars have faces and can make facial expressions.
In the story, the cars talk and interact with one another. They even drive themselves to where they need to go.
All of these things are distinctly human. When human attributes are applied to something not human, it is called personification.
Personification is often
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used in poetry. When a writer includes personification, it enhances the reader experience. The readers will be able to relate to human attributes. Using personification will help them understand more. Build on Introduction – 25 to 35 seconds When Karen first learned about personification, she thought of her favorite story about the racing cars. Because she already had a good idea of how personification is used in writing, she was easily able to incorporate it in her poems. From personal experience, she knew that personification helps the reader personally relate to the events in the story or poem. She thought about how many times she was overconfident and failed just like the new racing cars in her favorite story. Personification definitely draws the reader in by lending a human, personal touch to the author’s point. Build on Clip B – 25 to 35 seconds Audio Think about Karen’s favorite story about the racing cars. What if the story excluded personification altogether? So instead of the reader getting to see the cars talk and interact, there was simply a narrative of how the vintage cars won the race against new cars. Karen’s car story would become boring very quickly.
Personification increases invests the reader emotionally while increasing interest, and understanding.
You may not know what it is like to be a car, but you do know what it is like to be human. By giving inhuman things human traits, your readers can personally relate.
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When Karen took her test on personification she got stuck on a choice between two examples.
The first example was “the flowers danced in the face of the sun.”
The second example was “the tornado left a lot of damage in the town.”
She was supposed to circle the example of personification. At first she thought both of them featured personification.
She felt that both people and tornadoes can cause damage, so it was possible that the damage personified the tornado.
Upon closer inspection she realized flowers dancing better illustrated personification.
Stating tornado caused damage does not give it human attributes.
Remediation for Clip A – 25 to 35 seconds
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Tori’s cousin Lynda has a unique imaginary friend. Her imaginary friend is actually an invisible doll that she says talks and plays with
her. When Tori listens to Lynda talk about her imaginary friend, she sometimes forgets that it is supposed to be a doll. This is because Lynda is really good at giving her imaginary doll a lot of human qualities. In writing, when you give a non-human thing human traits, it is referred to as personification. Personification is a great way to connect with your readers. Remediation for Clip B – 25 to 35 seconds Audio If you read a story about the life of a butterfly you may not be able to relate very well. However, if the butterfly could feel emotions, talk, and communicate with other butterflies and people, you’ll probably feel more personally connected. This personal connection is a benefit of using personification in your writing. Personification is not just about making inanimate objects speak. It’s about engaging your readers by applying human traits to things that aren’t human. Remediation for Clip C – 25 to 35 seconds Audio How would you feel about reading a story about the life of an old dining room set? Without personification, this story would most likely be dry and tedious to read. After all, how exciting can the dining room table and chairs be? Now imagine if the author used personification to highlight how the table feels when so much food is piled up on it or how the chairs respond to someone heavy sitting up on them. What if the table witnessed countless family arguments, celebrations, and crying toddlers refusing to eat their food? Suddenly, the story becomes more interesting and readers can personally relate to the emotions and actions within the story. Remediation for Clip D – 25 to 35 seconds Audio Let’s take a look at the following sentence personifying nature. It reads: “Mother nature is kind to those who is kind to her.” If you had to explain to someone how this sentence is an example of personification, how would you go about explaining it? Remember, in order for something to be personified it has to be non-human, yet possess human attributes. In the sentence about nature, it is personified as a kind mother. When identifying items that are personified, look for human attributes.
Two brothers, Lyman and Henry, had very little in common other than their blood. One day they decided to catch a ride to Winnipeg. The car was introduced while these two were doing some sightseeing in the city. They spotted the red Oldsmobile convertible. Lyman, the storyteller, almost made the car a living thing when he said, "There it was, parked, large as life. Really as if it were alive." (461) The brothers used all of the money they had, less some change for gas to get home, to buy the car. The car's significance was the bond that it created between the brothers. The purchase of the vehicle brought these two together with a common interest: the car. Once the bond was formed, the brothers became inseparable, at least for a while. The boys spent the whole summer in the car. They explored new places; met new people and furthered the bond that the car had created. When they returned from their trip, Henry was sent to war. He left the car with Lyman. While Henry was gone, Lyman spent his time pampering and fixing the car. Lyman saw the car as an extension of Henry. Lyman used the car to maintain an emotional bond with his brother who was thousands of miles away.
The green flag drops on the first race in The National Dirt Racing Association(NDRA). It doesn’t matter where people go, on some little road in a small town, people will find a small dirt track. The speedways are mostly always located in city areas where a large amount of people live. After a weekend of racing the teams head to the shop to fix the car up again. Despite the fact, that racing had been around since before 1978; whenever Mr. Robert Smawley introduced NDRA, and later Mr. Bill France introduced NASCAR, more people paid attention to the sport of racing.
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As a contrast to the humanity portrayed by Mr. Mead, Bradbury has mirrored the characteristics of progress in the police car. The car, as well as Mr. Mead, is associated with light. The light of the car, however, displays the absence of humanity. Rather than the "warm" light of Mr. Mead, the car possesses a "fierce" and "fiery" light that holds humanity "fixed" like a "museum specimen"--something from the past that should be looked at behind an impersonal plate of glass (105-06). When not holding humanity captive, the car's lights revert to "flashing ... dim lights," showing the absence of any real soul (106). The car is representative of several modern inventions, thereby embodying mankind's advancement. It is itself a robot, and it speaks in a "phonograph voice" through a "radio throat" (105-06).
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Some say that automotive racing began when the second car was built. For over a hundred years, competition has driven innovation in the car industry, thus the industry maxim “Win on Sunday, sell on Monday.” NASCAR and drag racing contributed greatly to muscle cars’ success. Muscle cars were born from these competitions as factory made race cars. Because of this, the muscle car quickly moved from a low quantity specialty item to the image of the American automotive scene. Each brand had to have one and each one needed better performance and personality than the next. The Golden Age began in the 1960s with the introduction of more performance models such as the Chevy SS Impala and the Ford Galaxy Starliner (Auto Editors).
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William W. Botorff, “What was the first car? A quick history of the Automobile for young people”,
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