English VS a/Bode

English VS a/BodeShort Story: Greyhound TragedyMarch, 17th 2015

1. What kind of a person is the young woman?

a) Tick the box you find most suitable.

b) Give evidence from the short story to support your decision. Take notes.c) Compare your results with a partner.

d) Discuss in class the two or three examples on which you cant agree about at all.

2. Analyze the text to find out more about the protagonist. Collect information from the text in a grid. For your grid use the following categories:categorydirect/explicitindirect/implicitinterpretation

basic information20-25 years old inexperienced

character traits/personalitynever left small Oregon town (cf. ll. 4-9)inexperienced

Relations to others

3. Use your results from no. 2 to write a detailed characterization of the protagonist of Greyhound Tragedy.

a) Introduction: State who you are writing about and what the focus of your analysis will be.

b) Main part: Use the categories of characterization to organize the main part of your analysis by topic. This is preferable to a chronological order as working through the text chronologically often produces unnecessary repetitions.

c) Conclusion: At the end, present the main points of your findings in a precise and convincing manner.Language example from another text:

4. Is the girls failure a tragedy?Read the definition and discuss your ideas with a partner.