Question # 2 : Quote Question

To answer this question, remember you’re exploring TWO parts of a story: character, conflict, point of view, narrator, setting, and perhaps theme.

Procedure    

1 Begin your response something like:

Quote (letter) means (explain)  and develops (part of the story) and (part of the story) 

2 Explain why the first part of the story develops the quote and how it is developed elsewhere in the story. Use examples and or quotes

3. Explain why the second part of the story develops the quote and how it is developed elsewhere in the story. Use examples and or quotes. You can begin the second explanation with

The quote also shows (part of the story).  ,

4. Last, if possible and if it works, explain how both the parts of the story in your quote develop the theme or the overall meaning or the bigger picture.

The (part of the story) and(part of the story)  shown by the quote develop the (explain it)

Question # 3: Connection

To answer this question, remember that this is a theme question really put in human nature terms or people in general terms. STAY WITH ONE HUMAN NATURE OR PEOPLE IN GENERAL STATEMENT!

Procedure

1 Make your human nature or people in general statement based on character’s feelings, conflict:

This story conveys the message that people   (or you can phrase it: People in general statement or This story shows that it is human nature to)

2. In one sentence identify the people in general statement in the short story.  DON’T ELABORATE.

In the story the (identify your example of  the people in general statement )

3. In one sentence and beginning with This reminds me of, identify the people in general statement in your connection.  DON’T ELABORATE.

This reminds me of (state your connection of  the people in general statement )

4. Now choose two similarities the short story and your connection share that apply to the human nature statement.

5. To write your comparison, use comparison terms such as: similar to, similarly, like, just as, to compare how the story and your connection both show the people in general statement.  Compare point by point using specific lines from the story to your connections. 

 In the short story, (now explain how the              human nature statement applies to the short story using your first point)

Similar to  __________in the short story, (now explain how your connection reflects the people in general statement and the short story using your first point). 

Repeat step #5  Using the same people in general statement, give another example with the same connection to compare to the short story or explain a new connection

Question # 4: Good Literature Question

Use your good literature worksheet to choose how the story is good literature and why it is.

Procedure: Follow the steps:

1 Begin with

The (title of the short story)  is  a good piece of literature because it uses (how) to (why)

2. Give an example of your how from the story or poem and explain how that good literature.

In the story the author uses… (how)  (Now give your example of how and explain it)

3. Repeat step 2 with another example of how or a new example of how.

4.  Last explain why your example meets your definition of good literature.

 This (how) supports (why) because (Explain why your example meets your definition)

Question # 1: Your Opinions, Questions and Observations

Begin with title and author.

Procedure:

1 Address what the title means: remember to connect it to part of a story or a literary device.  

2. Discuss how 1 or two parts of the story that you didn’t cover that you feel is important.

If there is room, answer any of these:

3. Connect with the characters feelings with  empathy, sympathy, anger, fear

4. Ask questions that are outside the story and try to answer them.

5.  Discuss literary devices such as  symbolism, foreshadowing, irony