Select a well-known saying from someone you admire or from another source--if you can't find one, here are a few websites:

• Paw Prints Anecdotes [1]
• Anecdotes [2]
• Anecdotes and Fables [3]

Once you've selected an anecdote, copy it here and compose a celebratory piece about it or the person who says it, following these steps (follow the example on the handout or in your book, p. 393-394):

1. Praise the sayer or praise the saying itself
2. Paraphrase the saying
3. Say why this was said
4. Introduce a contrast
5. Introduce a comparison
6. Give an example of the meaning
7. Support the saying/action with testimony of others
8. Conclude with a brief epilogue or conclusion or summation

You may also look at the example for the proverb exercise on your class resource page here [4]--though it is a proverb rather than an anecdote, the steps are the same. Please organize your piece in this order--follow the list exactly.