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ENGL 0890: Critical Reading CCRI: Spring 2022
Instructor: David Tennant Narrative Exercise (1)
Student Name___________________________________
What kind of narrator does Keller use? [Check one]: ____ first person ____ third person
What kind of story does Keller tell here [Check one]: ____ fiction ____ non-fiction
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Topic: What is this narrative generally about? [One-sentence summary]: _________________________
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What does Keller remember of her life before her fever? ______________________________________
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How did she feel about her life before her illness? ___________________________________________
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What happened to her as a result of the illness? And how did her life and her feelings change? ________
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What kind of adversity [i.e., hardships, difficulties] did she face as a result of her condition post-illness?
Specifically, what was she unable to do that most people take for granted? And how did that affect her?
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What solution did her parents find for helping Helen work through the challenges of her condition?
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What is her teacher trying to help her be able to do? And what is the difficulty she has in doing it? _____
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Lastly, what does Helen finally learn how to do? And what does it make possible for her life?
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What is the story’s outcome? What adversity has Helen overcome? And how is her life transformed?
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Thesis [meaning, message, or main point]: What does the author show, prove, or convey about how to
live with or overcome adversity and/or the importance of education, relationships, or communication?
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Tone [the narrator’s attitude]: What is the author’s tone in this narrative? _________________________
What is the overall feeling evoked by the narrative? And why? _________________________________
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Analysis: Quote the passage [1-2 sentences] that best exemplifies the narrator’s attitude:
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What do you find noteworthy in this passage?_______________________________________________
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Evaluation: Is this author’s approach to presenting her story effective? [Check one]: ____Yes ____No
Explain how and/or why is the author’s approach is effective or ineffective?_______________________
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- Narrative Exercise
- 1:
- third person:
- fiction:
- nonfiction:
- undefined:
- auto
- biographical:
- Topic What is this narrative generally about Onesentence summary 1:
- Topic What is this narrative generally about Onesentence summary
- 2:
- Topic What is this narrative generally about Onesentence summary 3:
- undefined_2:
- What does Keller remember of her life before her fever 1:
- What does Keller remember of her life before her fever 2:
- What does Keller remember of her life before her fever 3:
- undefined_3:
- How did she feel about her life before her illness 1:
- How did she feel about her life before her illness 2:
- How did she feel about her life before her illness 3:
- undefined_4:
- What happened to her as a result of the illness And how did her life and her feelings change 1:
- What happened to her as a result of the illness And how did her life and her feelings change 2:
- What happened to her as a result of the illness And how did her life and her feelings change 3:
- Specifically what was she unable to do that most people take for granted And how did that affect her 1:
- Specifically what was she unable to do that most people take for granted And how did that affect her 2:
- Specifically what was she unable to do that most people take for granted And how did that affect her 3:
- Specifically what was she unable to do that most people take for granted And how did that affect her 4:
- Specifically what was she unable to do that most people take for granted And how did that affect her 5:
- What solution did her parents find for helping Helen work through the challenges of her condition 1:
- What solution did her parents find for helping Helen work through the challenges of her condition 2:
- What solution did her parents find for helping Helen work through the challenges of her condition 3:
- undefined_5:
- What is her teacher trying to help her be able to do And what is the difficulty she has in doing it 1:
- What is her teacher trying to help her be able to do And what is the difficulty she has in doing it 2:
- What is her teacher trying to help her be able to do And what is the difficulty she has in doing it 3:
- Lastly what does Helen finally learn how to do And what does it make possible for her life 1:
- Lastly what does Helen finally learn how to do And what does it make possible for her life 2:
- Lastly what does Helen finally learn how to do And what does it make possible for her life 3:
- What is the storys outcome What adversity has Helen overcome And how is her life transformed 1:
- What is the storys outcome What adversity has Helen overcome And how is her life transformed 2:
- What is the storys outcome What adversity has Helen overcome And how is her life transformed 3:
- What is the storys outcome What adversity has Helen overcome And how is her life transformed 4:
- What is the storys outcome What adversity has Helen overcome And how is her life transformed 5:
- live with or overcome adversity andor the importance of education relationships or communication 1:
- live with or overcome adversity andor the importance of education relationships or communication 2:
- live with or overcome adversity andor the importance of education relationships or communication 3:
- live with or overcome adversity andor the importance of education relationships or communication 4:
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- Tone the narrators attitude What is the authors tone in this narrative:
- What is the overall feeling evoked by the narrative And why 1:
- What is the overall feeling evoked by the narrative And why 2:
- Analysis Quote the passage 12 sentences that best exemplifies the narrators attitude:
- undefined_7:
- Keller:
- What do you find noteworthy in this passage:
- Yes:
- No:
- Evaluation Is this authors approach to presenting her story effective Check one:
- Explain how andor why is the authors approach is effective or ineffective 1:
- Explain how andor why is the authors approach is effective or ineffective 2:
- Explain how andor why is the authors approach is effective or ineffective 3:
Read the Helen Keller narrative and answer the following questions:
biographical:
1:
2: