Once again, I turned to Image Grammar to help me practice imitation and brush strokes. I found another strategy asking me to imitate the style of a paragraph while using zooming and layering techniques to add more detail in paragraphs. I utilize specific nouns, specific verbs, participle, appositives, prepositional phrases, and adjectives out of order in my sentences.

Image Grammar by Harry R. Noden
Chapter 2: The Artist's Eye
Strategy 5: Focus on Word-Image Senses

    Running on the stiff tar of the track almost ten feet ahead of the nearest runner, a kid from Sioux Falls, Jenny sprinted toward the finish line. As she crossed in victory, she heard her friends and family roar with excitement from the crowd. Jenny exhausted and fulfilled needed help from her coach, Linda Stromm, to make her way to be congratulated for her victory. The loudspeaker announced she had set a new school record in the 400 meter dash. Friends young and old rushed onto the track to share in Jenny's excitement.




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