Analyzing the Writer's Technique

Read “The Alternate History of Susan Chung” and answer the following questions. Then “submit” your work.

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1. Thesis What is Callahan’s thesis? Is it stated or implied?

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2. Audience Who is Callahan’s intended audience? How do you know?

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3. Description How does Callahan use description and other strategies to make her experience vivid and engaging? Cite several examples.

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4. Patterns of Organization Identify at least two other patterns of organization Callahan uses, and explain the benefit of including these other patterns.

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5. Reaction Explain the author’s feelings about being put up for adoption. Does she understand what motivated her birthparents? Is she sympathetic toward them? How do you know? Cite details from the reading.

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