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1 Washington Irving AP Lang SMIC Mrs. Ma

2 Achievements 1st American to achieve international literary reputation

3 Mini-Bio born in NYC – last of 11 children
studied to be a lawyer who worked for family firm family was important – well into his 30s, his brothers tried to make plans for life decisions

4 Launch of first novel short stories launched by clever publicity campaign 1st a newspaper noted the disappearance of man named Diedrich Knickerbocker further “news” articles appeared about Knickerbocker finally fictitious landlord announced discovery of a written book that he planed to sell to recover losses on rent owed book appeared with stories "written" by Diedrich Knickerbocker

5 Also wrote “The Legend of Sleepy Hollow” and “Rip Van Winkle.”

6 Let’s discuss…

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8 Reflection Reflect on the story’s effectiveness as a story with a message. Does the story stand on its own as an exciting tale, or has the author weakened the tale by trying too hard to convey his beliefs? Support your opinion with specific ideas and details.

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