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DRAPESWriting Strategy
D – DialogueR – Rhetorical QuestionA – AnalogyP – Personal ExperienceE- ExampleS – Statistics
Dialogue• 1. Conversation between two or
more people.• 2. The conversation between
characters in a novel, drama, etc. • EX: “ I like school uniforms,”said Mrs. Ayers.
Rhetorical Question• 1. The author / speaker raises a
question, but doesn't answer it directly as he/she sees the answer as obvious.• Rhetorical questions are used to
provoke, emphasize or argue.• 2. A question that makes you think.• EX: What would the world be like
without hamburgers?
Analogy• 1. A similarity between like
features of two things, on which a comparison may be based.
EX: HAND:PALM and FOOT:SOLE EX: School uniforms fit like a bag
fits my shopping.
Personal Experience• 1. Something you have
experienced yourself. • Ex: I created a petition
against uniforms at my school.
Examples• 1. An instance that is noted
to prove or to illustrate a point.• EX: Some public and private
schools in Georgia have uniforms.
Statistics• 1. Numerical facts or data. • EX: Four out of five students
disagree with school uniforms.
Ticket out the Door
• 1. DRAPES helps improve your
writing _________ .