Saturday, January 10, 2009

Reading and Post Prompts for Friday

Sorry to be posting these late.

Over the weekend please read pages 16-28 (Do not read 'choosing your own topic yet') in The St. Martin's Guide To Writing (TSMGTW).

Using your critical thinking skills, consider the example essays: "Calling Home" and "An American Childhood."

  • What is happening in these stories on a literal level?
  • Answer one "Analyzing Writing Strategies" question on page 25
  • On pages 26 -27 TSMGTW lists several qualities of what makes a well-told story. Based on your own experience in reading, what would you add to this list to describe what other features effective stories have?


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