I hope you are doing well . I uploaded the story
just read it and answer the questions that needs to be written .
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0. Preliminaries
Are there any hints about this piece before you read it? Do you know anything about the author? What kind of a text will it be? [Hint: I’ve already told you it’s a short story!]
1. Summarize
Give a brief summary of this story.
Discuss the way this story is written (style, narration).
What is the title of this piece? Does it tell you anything about the story itself? Does it hide anything?
2. Identify
Make a bullet point list (with at least 3 bullets) of:
interesting moments in the story
formal elements (metaphor, alliteration, personification, and other terms you learned in English class!)
other elements (an interesting word or phrase, punctuation, a description, etc… Maybe things that don’t necessarily have a term, but which you notice)
In prep for next critical act, start thinking about the why and effects of each bullet point (i.e., why does the author include that element, or write that part the way he does?)
3. Analyze/Interpret
Now, move through your identification lists and try to answer the following about each point:
WHY – why a particular moment, detail, or element is there, what it shows us;
EFFECT – what does that element do for our reading/understanding of the story as a whole?
Lastly, look for PATTERNS that combine elements. This helps you know you’re on to something important!
Then, look at ONE of the following 3 examples I picked out, and follow the same 3 steps:
Government Cheese
AnecdoteLinks to an external site. about the tear gas (145-146)
Racial language and stereotypes throughout the story
4. Argue
Let’s zoom in on my last example (above): STEREOTYPES. What does this story tell us about stereotypes? Are they good? Bad? Unavoidable? Helpful? Hurtful? Explain why.
Now, read the following thesis statement about “How to Date…” Tell me if you agree or disagree with it, and why.
In Junot Diaz’s story, “How to Date…,” stereotypes are portrayed not as harmful, racist judgments, but as necessary information for figuring out how to date women of different racial backgrounds.