Monday, July 27, 2009

EWRT1A-62: reading response 8 and quoting

Here are the prompts for reading response 8. Choose one.
  • Why did Edna marry Léonce? Is he a model husband? What evidence is there that he may not be a good husband for Edna? Use specific scenes as evidence.
  • Describe Edna’s relationship with/to Adéle. What does Adéle provide for Edna?
  • What was Edna’s childhood like? Her past loves? What does this say about the woman she is now?
  • Choose your own focus for your response to this reading. Have a clear point and solid evidence from the text to support it.
Also, we're going to discuss how to quote again. Instead of focusing on MLA citation, I want to focus more on what makes for an effective quotation. Here's the handout I'll be giving out:

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