Goal: Demonstrate comprehension and evaluation of a secondary source essay.
Directions:
Choose one of the three critical essays (secondary sources) in this module:
Consigny, “Hemingway’s ‘Hills Like White Elephants,'” or
Deneau, “Chopin’s ‘Story of an Hour,” or
Gruesser, “Walker’s ‘Everyday Use.”
Prepare to write: Read and understand the critical essay you choose.
Write: In a paragraph of about 200-250 words, paraphrase (=restate in your own words) the author’s (=Consigny, Deneau, or Gruesser’s) interpretation of the story he or she is writing about.
