To get full credit for this 750, you’ll need to answer prompts about both stories.<\/p>\n
“Fatso”<\/em><\/p>\n Does the main guy change during the course of the story?\u00a0 How so?\u00a0 What factors cause the change?<\/p>\n What’s the arc, or movement of this story?\u00a0 From what to what?<\/p>\n “I love you” appears in the second paragraph.\u00a0 The story ends with another claim of love.\u00a0 Do you believe him the first time?\u00a0 The second time?\u00a0 Support your answers with evidence from the text.<\/p>\n Fiction is “the lie that tells the truth.”\u00a0 That is, it can speak truth or illuminate human behavior even if it’s not “realistic.”\u00a0 Where’s the truth in this story?\u00a0 How does it illuminate real human behavior and relationships?<\/p>\n “Kids’ Guide to Divorce”<\/em><\/p>\n At time, the characters seems to step outside of their respective roles of kid & mom. \u00a0Why do they do this, and what does it mean?<\/p>\n Lots of little connections and disconnections between the two characters in this story, small kindnesses and small meannesses and small negotiations. \u00a0What’s it all about?\u00a0 How does it connect with the meaning of the story? What does it suggest about what it’s like to go through a divorce?<\/p>\n What does the girl really want?<\/p>\n This story has loads of pretending and imitation. \u00a0What’s that about, and how does it connect with the meaning of the story?<\/p>\n The story starts with salt and ends with a request for a drink. \u00a0Why? \u00a0Is this some kind of story arc? \u00a0How does it relate to the larger meaning of the story?<\/p>\n <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" To get full credit for this 750, you’ll need to answer prompts about both stories. “Fatso” Does the main guy change during the course of the story?\u00a0 How so?\u00a0 What factors cause the change? What’s the arc, or movement of … Continue reading