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ALL OF THE QUESTIONS REQUIRE THAT YOU REFER TO THESE FOUR TEXTS:   =Sherman Alexie, “Superman and Me” =Isabel Allende, “Reading the History of the World” =the “Transcript” of the interview between Michiko Kakutani and President Barack Obama =Alison Bechdel, Fun Home   I expect a QUOTE from each text

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ALL OF THE QUESTIONS REQUIRE THAT YOU REFER TO

THESE FOUR TEXTS:

 

=Sherman Alexie, “Superman and Me”

=Isabel Allende, “Reading the History of the World”

=the “Transcript” of the interview between Michiko Kakutani and President Barack Obama

=Alison Bechdel, Fun Home

 

I expect a QUOTE from each text. Make sure to use the formats we have reviewed! Please write an essay—not a list. As always, please do more than just list examples and then stop—I expect a patient and challenging conclusion to the essay.

 

Please do NOT refer to any outside sources or to our other readings, such as The Great Gatsby.

 

There are THREE questions. Choose ONE. Please do not copy the question—just indicate the letter of your choice.

 

QUESTIONS:

 

A) In all of these texts, these writers speak of how reading allowed them to claim their identity, to raise their voice, to see their world more clearly, to find the words they had been unable to say. Refer to a specific example of this process from each of the texts. Which readings (or types of readings) are mentioned? What sort of effects did these readings have on the people reading them? What might be significant about the choices they made or the reactions they had?

 

B) In all of these texts, these writers speak of reading and writing as a social process, one that deeply involves their families. Refer to a specific example of this process from each of the texts. Which readings are chosen and shared? Who shares them with whom? Why and how might these exchanges of texts and ideas matter?

 

C) In all of these readings, the writers recall that they were very curious about a range of different texts. In what ways were they influenced by “classic literature” and in what ways did they also search for inspiration in texts that might not be considered “literature?” Refer to a specific example of this process from each of the texts. Which readings (or types of readings) are mentioned? What sort of readings seem to have the most profound effects on each author? What might be significant about the types of readings that they chose and considered most influential?

 

It is worth 8 points (all-or-nothing). It needs to be emailed in a Word file (or just “pasted” into an email), by NOON on Thursday, June 10th.

 

To get 8 points, you need to:

 

—Write at least 600 words.

—Refer to ALL four texts.

—Refer to specific and relevant statements. Please include a quote from EACH of the texts, and when you “quote,” follow the formats we’ve reviewed.

—Do more than write a “list” of references. What MATTERS about the statements and texts you chose?

 

One more key thing>>

 

Unlike all of our previous assignments, this one will NOT feature the option of sending me a “draft”—you have two weeks to do this, SO GET IT RIGHT!