Read “Heatstroke with a Side of Burn Cream” and answer the following questions. Then “submit” your work.
1. Omissions Sawchuck leaves out the name of the restaurant. What other information is omitted that might have given you a fuller understanding of Sawchuck or his job?
2. Tone What is Sawchuck’s tone? How does it affect your attitude toward the information that is contained in the essay?
3. Connotation One of the annotations (para. 8) points out the connotations of a particular word Sawchuck uses. In paragraph 4, how are the connotations of “gushing sweat” different from those of other language he could have chosen, such as “sweating profusely” or “gushing perspiration”? Do you think he made the best choice, given the dominant impression he is trying to create? Why or why not?
4. Metaphor The phrase “in the weeds” (9) offers a visual metaphor. What connotations does this phrase have for you?