... write this way and force yourself to use the details of dates, times, places, names, and numbers, you will look up important information and use it This becomes reinforcement for your learning ... identify key information 90 EXPRESS YOURSELF NARRATIVES FOR A CADEMIC P URPOSES C H A P T E R NINE NARRATIVES IN E VERYDAY L IFE EVERYDAY LIFE provides another set of stories for each of us As ... painter Vermeer in the late 17th century 86 EXPRESS YOURSELF NARRATIVES FOR A CADEMIC P URPOSES When you are studying a period or a place in history, ask for a good story to help you connect to the...