Read the following stories below and use the attached powerpoint to complete the attached paper
In microsoft word please complete the following reflection
reflect on your experience reading ZZ Packer’s “Gideon,” “How to Talk to Girls at Parties,” and Venita Blackburn’s “Halloween.” Answer the following in your response:
- Which of the stories did you find to be most enjoyable to read What about the text stood out to you as a reader
- Which of the three stories did you find to be most challenging to read Why Did you have any concerns while completing the Reading Comprehension assignment for these stories Explain.
- Though one of the shorter stories that we read for this week, ZZ Packer’s “Gideon” the characterization in this story is rich and complex. What does Gideon’s reaction to the false-positive pregnancy test reveal about his true character How does this differ from the version of himself that he presents to the world Why do you think the narrator pretends that the test is positive Explain.
- In “How to Talk to Girls at Parties,” science fiction writer Neil Gaiman is once again introducing potentially fantastic elements to the story. However, as this is an event from the narrator’s past that happened thirty years ago, we have a potentially unreliable narrator. Based on your reading, do you think that the young women were actually aliens Or do you think the narrator is not
- properly remembering events Explain. What might this suggest about the power of memory
- In what ways might Venita Blackburn’s “Halloween” be considered a coming-of-age story Do multiple characters embody that theme, or just the narrator What events or circumstances lead to this new awareness of the often harsh realities of life Explain.
Reading Comprehension