Negrón response (due Wednesday, April 6, by midnight)

                                                                            Luis Negrón 

a) What is a main theme in the story, in your opinion?

b) Explain your answer using a quote from the story. Don’t forget to use a signal phrase and to supply the page number.

            

Brinkley response (due Wednesday, March 30, by midnight)

                             Jamel Brinkley                                         

1. List two main ideas or concepts that you find in this story

2. Choose one of these and use it to formulate a question about the story.

(How does Jamel Brinkley explore the theme of ____ in his story “A Lucky Man”?)

3. Now write a paragraph in which you begin to answer this question, including a quote from the story. Remember to use a signal phrase and provide a page number. 

Arnett response (due Wednesday, March 23, by midnight)

Kristen Arnett, “Gator Butchering for Beginners” 

https://electricliterature.com/gator-butchering-for-beginners/

 

    Writing response:

1. Fill in the blanks:

In her story “Gator Butchering for Beginners,” Kristen Arnett suggests that _____________. We see her point of view clearly when she writes, “____________________.” [Insert relevant quotation]

 

2. What is the main concept explored in the story?

 

3. What other metaphors about this concept (that is, the main concept in the story) can you imagine building a story around?

Rash response (due Wednesday, March 9, by midnight)

 

                                                                                                  Ron Rash

Read Ron Rash, "The Ascent"

https://cpb-us-e1.wpmucdn.com/sites.vmi.edu/dist/f/1818/files/2015/10/Ascent-1b5b51s.pdf

This response has three parts, as below.

1. Describe the story in one or two words.

2. Briefly describe what you see as the most important two events in the story, and explain why you consider these to be important.

3. Choose a quote that you think is key to understanding the meaning of the story as a whole, and analyze it in detail.

a) What word or words stand out to you in this quote? Explain.

b) When you read the quote aloud, how does it make you feel?

c) Try to figure out why it makes you feel this way. What is it about the language that affects you? Answer as fully as you can. 

 

Torres response (due Wednesday, March 2, by midnight)

                                                                    Justin Torres        

Read: Justin Torres, “Lessons” (https://granta.com/lessons/)

Write:

a) What do you think are the most effective/impactful two lines in the story? Quote them using signal phrases. 

b) Explain in detail why you found these lines to be so effective.

Extra credit: New vocabulary (due by Monday, February 28, at 10 am)

 

                              The Oxford English Dictionary

Post your new word, plus the definition, below. 

Include where you found this word, as well as any other notes or explanations you think are relevant.

If you have trouble posting, feel free to email me your contribution and I will post it for you.

Writing response due Wednesday, February 23, by midnight

                                             

Write the second paragraph of the story you began during Week 5.