(Literal Level)–What happens in the story, in your own words? (Remember that summaries should be both as comprehensive AND as succinct as possible–get as much of the story into as few words as you can)
(Interpretive Level)–What is a moment in the story that suggests something that may not be immediately obvious, especially through figurative language or connotation?
(Critical Level)–What valuable message that can be applied to our own lives does the story convey to us, explicitly and / or implicitly? How is this message valuable?
Reading Set #4–Short Stories by Tim O’Brien
Three Interviews with Tim O’Brien
From Contemporary Literature Vol. 32, No. 1 (Spring, 1991) download
From The Stanford Daily, Published January 25, 2011 (Links to an external site.)
https://www.stanforddaily.com/2011/01/25/the-daily-interview-tim-obrien/
From Port City Daily, Published January 13, 2014
Short Story Reading Selections
“The Things They Carried”
“How to Tell a True War Story”
“The Lives of the Dead
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