City on the Make Nelson Algren
Paper details:
Make Sure there is Zero Plagiarism! Professor will check for Plagiarism. Thank you
Write your Response on your favorite passage from City on the Make. Ch 1-3. Quote it or refer to its page number and write your
RR on it-
Reading Responses
Preparation:
A. Read each assigned piece of literature twice. within reason.
8. Be prepared to mark up the text with a pen or pencil.
Underline passages or phrases that you find interesting-because they are written strangely or uniquely or beautifully. or
because they bring up ideas or personal or intellectual reactions or cause you to think from a new perspective. Underline
passages that you want to remember. to discuss. or the ones you believe are the author’s most significant ideas. You may also
underline passages that confuse you.
C. Look up words you do not know and write the meanings in the margins-
I. Discuss some of the themes (issues. concepts) that you find present in the piece (1-3 paragraphs).
Fiction: Speculate about what the author is portraying through their story(ies).
DO NOT ATTEMPT TO COME UP WITH A MORAL OR “MESSAGE-”
Poem: What does the poem communicate? AGAIN: DO NOT ATTEMPT TO COME UP WITH A MORAL OR “MESSAGE
II. Comment on the author’s style. (approx. 2-4 paragraphs)
What is noteworthy about the way this author writes? mDO NOT SUMMARIZE. INSTEAD PLEASE ADDRESS ONE OR MORE OF THE FOLLOWING TOPICS:
What do you note about the way the piece is written?

Comment on the types of words and images the author uses: symbols. metaphors. word choice. allusions…

What patterns do you note? For example: When does the writer use dialogue or particular colors or images of nature? What is
the effect of those patterns? How do they relate to the piece as a whole?

How does the author organize or develop his/her piece(s)?

Comment on what is noteworthy about the way the author has written a particular character or poetic persona- (NOTE: FOR
FICTION: DO NOT CONFUSE THE NARRATOR OR OTHER CHARACTERS WITH THE AUTHOR!!)

Use quotes from the section to illustrate your points. probably lines you have underlined.

For Poetry: Please refer to “The Method.”

III. Respond to the Text (approx. 2-4 paragraphs).

What is your reaction to what you have just read?

DO NOT SUMMARIZE. INSTEAD PLEASE ADDRESS ONE OR MORE OF THE FOLLOWING TOPICS:

Look at what you have underlined: What do you think of the piece?

Fiction and poetry: Do you have a strong reaction to any or the characters. ideas. images. lines. or other elements of the story or
poem?

Has the author caused you to think about something in a new or slightly different way?
What aspects of the piece do you question? Is there something that seems odd or out of place? Do you wonder why something
was included or left out?
What do you notice?

Fiction: What observations can you make about characters. places. events?

Poetry: What intellectual. emotional. or sensory impressions has the poem left on you?