Mrs. Amy Jurskis: English One

"From their bed of leaves, the Lacks children would stare at ceiling beams the size of trees as they drifted off to the sound of laughter and clanking bottles, and the smell of dried tobacco."  -  Rebecca Skloot 

 

From The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks pg. 21

 

Things to Notice: 

• Use of Imagery

• Descriptions of setting help establish mood

• Beginning a sentence with a prepositional phrase