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Winfrey: And did you cling to that image because that’s how you wanted to see yourself?
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Or did you cling to that image because that would make a better book?
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Frey: Probably both. . . . I don’t fee l like I conned everyone.
Clearly Winfrey and many other readers felt conned by Frey because he had taken
Narrative
that artistic license too far. Even though he didn’t fully acknowledge his mistakes, his
publisher offered a refund to any reader who requested one.

activity “Truth” and Artistic License
Think back on an event that happened to you at least five or more years ago. How
much of the detail can you remember? If you were to write about this event for a
narrative, what would you likely need to embellish? Why would these embellishments
be effective for telling your story?

REFLECTING ON Academic Vocabulary Essential Elements of Narrative
Working with a partner or small group, discuss the terms in this section and that you
previewed on page 132 and clarify your understanding of each. Then, share what
you learned about reading and writing narratives. What did you find helpful, relevant,
unnecessary, redundant, and so on?

culminating activity

Writing a Narrative
Write a brief narrative based on one of the ideas that you have been trying out the
in the activities throughout this workshop. Be sure to use first person point of view,
include some details about character, conflict, setting, try out some dialogue and
blocking, and write a brief reflection. This piece will likely be a few paragraphs, just
enough to practice with some of these narrative elements.

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