This Boy’s Life by Tobias Wolff Questions Responses Plot – What is the “story” of the text (memoir excerpt or poem)? What happens between the beginning and the end?       Narrator – Who tells the story? What do we learn about him or her?     Characterization – Who are the main characters in the text? How are they described? How do they interact with the narrator?   Conflict – What implicit or explicit conflicts does the text present? What do these conflicts tell us about the characters and what is important to them?   Parents – How are parents portrayed in the text? What words are used to describe them?     Setting – Where and when does the text take place?  How do you know?     Questions – What questions do you have about the text? What was confusing? What was surprising?     Reaction – What in this text appealed to you? Why? What other thoughts do you have about the text?       I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings by Maya Angelou Questions Responses Plot – What is the “story” of the text (memoir excerpt or poem)? What happens between the beginning and the end?       Narrator – Who tells the story? What do we learn about him or her?     Characterization – Who are the main characters in the text? How are they described? How do they interact with the narrator?   Conflict – What implicit or explicit conflicts does the text present? What do these conflicts tell us about the characters and what is important to them?   Parents – How are parents portrayed in the text? What words are used to describe them?     Setting – Where and when does the text take place?  How do you know?     Questions – What questions do you have about the text? What was confusing? What was surprising?     Reaction – What in this text appealed to you? Why? What other thoughts do you have about the text?       Wild by Cheryl Strayed Questions Responses Plot – What is the “story” of the text (memoir excerpt or poem)? What happens between the beginning and the end?       Narrator – Who tells the story? What do we learn about him or her?     Characterization – Who are the main characters in the text? How are they described? How do they interact with the narrator?   Conflict – What implicit or explicit conflicts does the text present? What do these conflicts tell us about the characters and what is important to them?   Parents – How are parents portrayed in the text? What words are used to describe them?     Setting – Where and when does the text take place?  How do you know?     Questions – What questions do you have about the text? What was confusing? What was surprising?     Reaction – What in this text appealed to you? Why? What other thoughts do you have about the text?       The Woman Warrior by Maxine Hong Kingston Questions Responses Plot – What is the “story” of the text (memoir excerpt or poem)? What happens between the beginning and the end?       Narrator – Who tells the story? What do we learn about him or her?     Characterization – Who are the main characters in the text? How are they described? How do they interact with the narrator?   Conflict – What implicit or explicit conflicts does the text present? What do these conflicts tell us about the characters and what is important to them?   Parents – How are parents portrayed in the text? What words are used to describe them?     Setting – Where and when does the text take place?  How do you know?     Questions – What questions do you have about the text? What was confusing? What was surprising?     Reaction – What in this text appealed to you? Why? What other thoughts do you have about the text?           The Other Wes Moore by Wes Moore Questions Responses Plot – What is the “story” of the text (memoir excerpt or poem)? What happens between the beginning and the end?       Narrator – Who tells the story? What do we learn about him or her?     Characterization – Who are the main characters in the text? How are they described? How do they interact with the narrator?   Conflict – What implicit or explicit conflicts does the text present? What do these conflicts tell us about the characters and what is important to them?   Parents – How are parents portrayed in the text? What words are used to describe them?     Setting – Where and when does the text take place?  How do you know?     Questions – What questions do you have about the text? What was confusing? What was surprising?     Reaction – What in this text appealed to you? Why? What other thoughts do you have about the text?           “Those Winter Sundays” by Robert Hayden Questions Responses Plot – What is the “story” of the text (memoir excerpt or poem)? What happens between the beginning and the end?       Narrator – Who tells the story? What do we learn about him or her?     Characterization – Who are the main characters in the text? How are they described? How do they interact with the narrator?   Conflict – What implicit or explicit conflicts does the text present? What do these conflicts tell us about the characters and what is important to them?   Parents – How are parents portrayed in the text? What words are used to describe them?     Setting – Where and when does the text take place?  How do you know?     Questions – What questions do you have about the text? What was confusing? What was surprising?     Reaction – What in this text appealed to you? Why? What other thoughts do you have about the text?       “My Father’s Hats” by Mark Irwin Questions Responses Plot – What is the “story” of the text (memoir excerpt or poem)? What happens between the beginning and the end?       Narrator – Who tells the story? What do we learn about him or her?     Characterization – Who are the main characters in the text? How are they described? How do they interact with the narrator?   Conflict – What implicit or explicit conflicts does the text present? What do these conflicts tell us about the characters and what is important to them?   Parents – How are parents portrayed in the text? What words are used to describe them?     Setting – Where and when does the text take place?  How do you know?     Questions – What questions do you have about the text? What was confusing? What was surprising?     Reaction – What in this text appealed to you? Why? What other thoughts do you have about the text?           “My Papa’s Waltz” by Theodore Roethke Questions Responses Plot – What is the “story” of the text (memoir excerpt or poem)? What happens between the beginning and the end?       Narrator – Who tells the story? What do we learn about him or her?     Characterization – Who are the main characters in the text? How are they described? How do they interact with the narrator?   Conflict – What implicit or explicit conflicts does the text present? What do these conflicts tell us about the characters and what is important to them?   Parents – How are parents portrayed in the text? What words are used to describe them?     Setting – Where and when does the text take place?  How do you know?     Questions – What questions do you have about the text? What was confusing? What was surprising?     Reaction – What in this text appealed to you? Why? What other thoughts do you have about the text?