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ENGL 0890: Critical Reading CCRI: Spring 2022
Instructor: David Tennant Narrative Exercise (1)
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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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1. Narrative Exercise
2. 1:

Read the Helen Keller narrative and answer the following questions:

3. third person:
4. fiction:
5. nonfiction:
6. undefined:
7. auto
8. biographical:

biographical:

9. Topic What is this narrative generally about Onesentence summary 1:
10. Topic What is this narrative generally about Onesentence summary
11. 2:
12. Topic What is this narrative generally about Onesentence summary 3:
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14. What does Keller remember of her life before her fever 1:
15. What does Keller remember of her life before her fever 2:
16. What does Keller remember of her life before her fever 3:
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18. How did she feel about her life before her illness 1:
19. How did she feel about her life before her illness 2:
20. How did she feel about her life before her illness 3:
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22. What happened to her as a result of the illness And how did her life and her feelings change 1:
23. What happened to her as a result of the illness And how did her life and her feelings change 2:
24. What happened to her as a result of the illness And how did her life and her feelings change 3:
25. Specifically what was she unable to do that most people take for granted And how did that affect her 1:
26. Specifically what was she unable to do that most people take for granted And how did that affect her 2:
27. Specifically what was she unable to do that most people take for granted And how did that affect her 3:
28. Specifically what was she unable to do that most people take for granted And how did that affect her 4:
29. Specifically what was she unable to do that most people take for granted And how did that affect her 5:
30. What solution did her parents find for helping Helen work through the challenges of her condition 1:
31. What solution did her parents find for helping Helen work through the challenges of her condition 2:
32. What solution did her parents find for helping Helen work through the challenges of her condition 3:
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34. What is her teacher trying to help her be able to do And what is the difficulty she has in doing it 1:
35. What is her teacher trying to help her be able to do And what is the difficulty she has in doing it 2:
36. What is her teacher trying to help her be able to do And what is the difficulty she has in doing it 3:
37. Lastly what does Helen finally learn how to do And what does it make possible for her life 1:
38. Lastly what does Helen finally learn how to do And what does it make possible for her life 2:
39. Lastly what does Helen finally learn how to do And what does it make possible for her life 3:
40. What is the storys outcome What adversity has Helen overcome And how is her life transformed 1:
41. What is the storys outcome What adversity has Helen overcome And how is her life transformed 2:
42. What is the storys outcome What adversity has Helen overcome And how is her life transformed 3:
43. What is the storys outcome What adversity has Helen overcome And how is her life transformed 4:
44. What is the storys outcome What adversity has Helen overcome And how is her life transformed 5:
45. live with or overcome adversity andor the importance of education relationships or communication 1:
46. live with or overcome adversity andor the importance of education relationships or communication 2:
47. live with or overcome adversity andor the importance of education relationships or communication 3:
48. live with or overcome adversity andor the importance of education relationships or communication 4:
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50. Tone the narrators attitude What is the authors tone in this narrative:
51. What is the overall feeling evoked by the narrative And why 1:
52. What is the overall feeling evoked by the narrative And why 2:
53. Analysis Quote the passage 12 sentences that best exemplifies the narrators attitude:

1:
2:

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55. Keller:
56. What do you find noteworthy in this passage:
57. Yes:
58. No:
59. Evaluation Is this authors approach to presenting her story effective Check one:
60. Explain how andor why is the authors approach is effective or ineffective 1:
61. Explain how andor why is the authors approach is effective or ineffective 2:
62. Explain how andor why is the authors approach is effective or ineffective 3: