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.
Kristen Arnett, “Gator Butchering for Beginners”
https://electricliterature.com/gator-butchering-for-beginners/
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?
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.
