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the pleasure of writing
by a. a. milne (excerpt)
the pleasure of writing is one of the essays in the book not that it
matters. it was written in the early 1900s by british author a. a. milne, who
is best known for his winnie-the-pooh stories.
sometimes when the printer is waiting for an article which really should
have been sent to him the day before, i sit at my desk and wonder if there
is any possible subject in the whole world upon which i can possibly find
anything to say. on one such occasion i left it to fate, which decided, by
means of a dictionary opened at random, that i should deliver myself of a
few thoughts about goldfish. (you will find this article later on in the book.)
to-day i do not need to bother about a subject. to-day i am without a
pen. nothing less has happened than that i have a new nib¹ in my pen.
in the ordinary way, when shakespeare writes a tragedy, or mr. blank
sends you one of his charming little essays, a certain amount of thought
goes on before pen is put to paper. one cannot write \scene i. an open
place. thunder and lightning. enter three witches,\ or \as i look up from my
window, the nodding daffodils beckon to me to take the morning,\ one
cannot give of ones best in this way on the spur of the moment. at least,
i cannot. but when i have a new nib in my pen, then i can go straight
from my breakfast to the blotting-paper, and a new sheet of foolscap fills
magically with a stream of blue-black words. when poets and idiots talk of
the pleasure of writing, they mean the pleasure of giving a piece of their
minds to the public; with an old nib a tedious business. they do not mean
(as i do) the pleasure of the artist in seeing beautifully shaped \ks\
and luscious \ss\ grow beneath his steel. anybody else writing this article
would wonder \will my readers like it?\ i only tell myself \how the
editors² will love it!\
perhaps they will not love it. maybe i am a little above their heads. i
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select the correct answer.
what should an author include in a memoir intended to engage young school age children?
a. a humorous story from the authors childhood
b. a directive on the best way to behave properly
c. a detailed description of how to write a memoir
d. an excerpt from an informational speech
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Explanation:

Young school-age children engage best with relatable, playful content. A humorous childhood story is relatable, entertaining, and fits the personal, narrative focus of a memoir. The other options are either instructional, too technical, or not age-appropriate for this audience.

Answer:

A. a humorous story from the author's childhood