Part1. Your story draft should be a scene that is somewhere around 500 words that
1. introduces at least two characters who matter to each other (who know each other);
2. depicts a clear setting with concrete details;
3. introduces some kind of dramatic tension or conflict happening between your characters.
4. The time frame in the story shouldn’t exceed a day or two (remember Alexie’s story? keep your time frame short as this increases tension)
5. The conflict doesn’t need to be resolved, but it needs to be introduced. In other words, you don’t need an ending.
6. This is the story you’re going to be working on *all semester* so be sure there’s something interesting or compelling in it since you’ll be with it for the next 10 weeks.
Part2. Write your summary of Margaret Atwood’s story using the summary evaluation.(100words)
SUMMARY EVALUATION
1. Authors name + Title of the text
2. Main topic of text is paraphrased (Topic is the literal, concrete sequence of events)
3. Main purpose of text is paraphrased (Purpose is what the story’s themes are)
4. Summary is 2-4 sentences long
5. Summary is in your own words (no quotations)
6. Vivid and precise verbs & transitions are used
7. Proofread
8. An author is always referred to by their last name (Gilman) not first (Charlotte)
Part3. Write your summary of Jamaica Kincaid’s short using the summary evaluation.(100words)
SUMMARY EVALUATION
1. Authors name + Title of the text
2. Main topic of text is paraphrased (Topic is the literal, concrete sequence of events)
3. Main purpose of text is paraphrased (Purpose is what the story’s themes are)
4. Summary is 2-4 sentences long
5. Summary is in your own words (no quotations)
6. Vivid and precise verbs & transitions are used
7. Proofread
8. An author is always referred to by their last name (Gilman) not first (Charlotte)
Part3-1. Who are the two speakers in “Girl”? How does Kincaid reveal the two speakers? To analyze, you might tone, dialogue, repetition, sensory details, motifs, etc.
Be sure to do some citing from the text. (100words)
