Excerpt from Picture Perfect Marie Devers 1At the first yearbook meeting, I quietly sat in the back of the classroom and hardly
said anything. Unlike the other yearbook-club members, I found it hard to come up with catchy slogans to put under the pictures. While some students were outgoing and had no difficulty signing up sponsors on a daily basis, I was afraid to ask my grandmother, who owned a business in our hometown. When I finally did work up the nerve to ask her for a donation, she offered me some advice. 2She explained that she had been the photographer of her high-school yearbook. She pulled out the old crimson book and opened it up to a giant photograph that took up a whole page. A small group of kids crowded into the shot. I looked away from the photograph and up at my grandmother’s sentimental smile. The narrator became a photographer because
A) she did not want to talk to people.
B) her grandmother suggested she try it.
C) her classmates begged her for pictures.
D) she did not get any gifts like other students.
According to the excerpt from Marie Devers, the narrator became a photographer because “her grandmother suggested she try it.” There is at the end, the specific clue that hints the spot for this answer, and it is this: “I looked away from the photograph and up at my grandmother’s sentimental smile.”
Using short sentences makes the author sound rude. using run-on sentences makes the author seem super talkative. I suggest use medium length sentences to set the tone.
A résumé summarizes your skills and experience, while a cover letter explains how those qualities will benefit the employer. A résumé states your future goals in applying for the position, while a cover letter describes your previous work experience.
