Anecdote-Parable

First Name: Period: School: Ronit: 3: Wootton Definition #1: An **anecdote** is a short and amusing or interesting story about a real incident or person A parable is " a usually short fictitious story that illustrates a moral attitude or a religious principle" Source: [] http://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/parable Definition #2: An **anecdote** is a short tale narrating an interesting or amusing biographical incident. It may be as brief as the setting and provocation of a bon mot. An anecdote is always based on real life, an incident involving actual persons, whether famous or not, in real places. However, over time, modification in reuse may convert a particular anecdote to a fictional piece, one that is retold but is “too good to be true”. Sometimes humorous, anecdotes are not jokes, because their primary purpose is not simply to evoke laughter, but to reveal a truth more general than the brief tale itself, or to delineate a character trait or the workings of an institution in such a light that it strikes in a flash of insight to their very essence. A brief monologue beginning “A man pops in a bar...” will be a joke. A brief monologue beginning “Once J. Edgar Hoover popped in a bar...” will be an anecdote. An anecdote thus is closer to the tradition of the parable than the patently invented fable with its animal characters and generic human figures— but it is distinct from the parable in the historical specificity which it claims. An anecdote is not a metaphor nor does it bear a moral, a necessity in both parable and fable, merely an illustrative incident that is in some way an epitome. A **parable** is a succinct story, in [|prose] or [|verse], which illustrates one or more instructive principles, or lessons, or (sometimes) a [|normative] principle. It differs from a [|fable] in that fables use animals, plants, inanimate objects, and forces of nature as characters, while parables generally feature human characters. It is a type of [|analogy].[|[1]] Source: [] http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Parable Definition in your own "student friendly" words: An anecdote is something of a little story to enhance conversation, literature, speech or anything rhetorical. It is usually amusing or unique, and its purpose is to engage the audience A parable is similar to an anecdote, in that it incorperates a story into a speech, however a parable does so to teach a lesson, remind the audience of certain moralistic behaviors, or any other solely religious or spiritual analogy Link to example #1 (text, advertisement, video, speech, etc): http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6KwP3IATjUo http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QJZZNmvoM_Q 2-3 sentence explanation of why it is a good example: Julie White references not only her career as a broadway actress to heighten her credibility as a speaker but tells a funny story about that career to engage the audience. She explains her own experience with meeting Meryl Streep and how absolutely shellshocked she was, while Wendy, the stage manager, kept her cool and was completely nonchalant with throughout the entire situation. Here, the cartoonist uses Looney Tunes as a means of teaching the audience the proverb that "the righteous is delivered from trouble, and the wicked walks into instead." The audience is merely watching the fox set up traps for the bird, but at the same time learns from the foxes mistakes that doing mean things only gets yourself into more trouble. Link to example #2 (text, advertisement, video, speech, etc): http://www.scribd.com/doc/22106044/Examples-of-Anecdotes http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7YkbgvRMpW0&feature=related 2-3 sentence explanation of why it is a good example: There are many examples in the link above, and they are all very relevant as they are used to "hook" their audience. After reading the examples, one can truly understand that an anecdote is used to relate a topic of conversation to oneself, to add a little bit of voice and personality into it and rhetorical piece of communication. The above example with Yoda teaching Luke Skywalker faith in himself is also a very good example of parable because while mentoring Luke, Yoda hopes to teach him important values. He not only encourages Luke to persist in his mission but he achieves his goal by assuring Luke that having faith and hope is all that it takes. (morals)

First Name: Rohan Period: 4 School:Wootton

Definition #1: Anecdote:1. a short account of a particular incident or event, especiallyof an interesting or amusing nature. 2. <span style="color: #333333; display: block; font-family: Verdana,Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 13px;">a short, obscure historical or biographical account. <span style="color: #333333; display: block; font-family: Verdana,Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 13px;">Parable: <span style="color: #333333; display: block; font-family: Verdana,Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 13px;"> A **parable** is a succinct story, in [|prose] or [|verse], which illustrates one or more instructive principles, or lessons, or (sometimes) a [|normative] principle. It differs from a [|fable] in that fables use animals, plants, inanimate objects, and forces of nature as characters, while parables generally feature human characters. It is a type of [|analogy]. [|[1]]

Source: http://dictionary.reference.com/browse/anecdote

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Parable Definition #2: anecdote:

A short account (or __ [|narrative] __) of an interesting or amusing incident, often intended to illustrate or support some point. Adjective: //anecdotal//. The expression //anecdotal evidence// refers to the use of particular instances or concrete __ [|examples] __to support a general __ [|claim] __. Such information (sometimes referred to pejoratively as "hearsay") may be compelling but does not, in itself, provide __ [|proof] __.

Parable: a short, simple story, usually of an occurrence of a familiar kind, from which a moral or religious lesson may be drawn

Source: http://grammar.about.com/od/ab/g/anecdoteterm.htm http://www.yourdictionary.com/parable Definition in your own "student friendly" words: An anecdote is a story that is generally used in rhetorical works, and they are interesting. They serve to make a point. A parable is a short story used in a similar way that teaches morals or lessons. Link to example #1 (text, advertisement, video, speech, etc): http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=E_HFCYz4x6o 2-3 sentence explanation of why it is a good example: This is a good example of an anecdote because it references a war that's cause is still relevant to the audience. It conveys the speakers message that racism should end, with a powerful reference to history. Link to example #2 (text, advertisement, video, speech, etc): http://www.amazingchange.org/pgoodsam.htm

2-3 sentence explanation of why it is a good example: This is a good example of a parable because it shows how to act to all people. It teaches the moral that people should care for each other.

First Name: Kourtney Period:4 School:Cesar Chavez

Definition #1: An **anecdote** is a short little scene or story taken from a personal experience

A **parable is** a succinct story, in [|prose] or [|verse], which illustrates one or more instructive principles, or lessons, or (sometimes) a [|normative] principle. It differs from a [|fable] in that fables use animals, plants, inanimate objects, and forces of nature as characters, while parables generally feature human characters. It is a type of [|analogy].[|[][|2][|]]

Source:

http://homeworktips.about.com/od/essaywriting/g/anecdote.htm http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Parable

Definition #2:

An **anecdote** is a short and amusing or interesting story about a real incident or person. It may be as brief as the setting and provocation of a //[|bon mot]//. An anecdote is always presented as based on a real incident[|[][|1][|]] involving actual persons, whether famous or not, usually in an identifiable place.

A **parable** is a short, descriptive story that illustrates a moral attitude or religious idea. It differs from the fable in its lack of fantastic or anthropomorphic characters but is similar in length and simplicity.

Source:

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Anecdote http://contemporarylit.about.com/cs/literaryterms/g/parable.htm

Definition in your own "student friendly" words: An **anecdote** is basically brief story that explains something that happened to a real person. It is straightforward. A **parable** is short and descriptive and demonstrates self-belief or religous ideas.

Link to example #1 (text, advertisement, video, speech, etc): http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2EwViQxSJJQ&ob=av2e

The Boy Who Cried Wolf

2-3 sentence explanation of why it is a good example: This is a good example of an anecdote because it descriptively explains a story about Beyonce's boyfriend thinking he was irreplaceable. Instead, the story was told through song. This is a good example of a parable because it teaches a lesson about not lying. The boy who cried wolf continuously wasnt believed when there actually was a wolf there.

Link to example #2 (text, advertisement, video, speech, etc): http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=J3UjJ4wKLkg&ob=av2e

The Tourtoise and The Hare

2-3 sentence explanation of why it is a good example: This is a good example of anecdote because Rihanna is telling a life experience. Through song, she is explaining infidelity and her reaction towards it. This is a good example of a parable because the hare underestimated the turtoise. He took the Turtoise capability of speed for advantage.