ENGL102 In-Class Writing Exercise Name:______

ENGL102 In-Class Writing Exercise Name:______

Cory Doctorow’s Printcrime

Writing in response to fiction is different than writing in response to non-fiction expository writing. In the case of non-fiction, you are responding most often to explicit ideas and arguments. When writing in response to fiction, you are most often responding to the inferences you make, whether about elements of the narrative or the themes of the story. This is particularly important in speculative fiction, which is usually set in our own world in the near future, or in an alternate version of our own world.

What can you infer about the world of the story? What is the basis for the legal actions taken? What might the government in the story be like? Support your inferences with references to the text. Consider both what is explicitly said in the story, and also what is not said or what is implied.

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What are the themes at work in the story? What ideas are operating behind it? Is the story a plausible extension of our world? Why or why not? Consider both the story itself and the author’s introduction to it, including where it was published and under what license.

ENGL102 Reader Response: Gary Shteyngart’sSuper Sad True Love Story

Please write a one-page response (1-3 paragraphs) to your reading so far of Super Sad True Love Story. Start with an observations about the text – it could be his use of language, the structure of the chapters, or an element of the narrative – and consider the implications and significance of it. Consider how your observation might contribute to the book’s themes, what expectations it sets up for the coming story, and/or how it affects you as a reader. Limit the basis of this analysis to a specific, focused observation/question/prediction/inference/personal connection, but be as detailed as possible. Remember that there is no correct answer, but that you should be able to support your observation and analysis with specific references to the text. And, don’t worry about the author’s actual intentions – we may regard anything we observe in the text to be intentional and consider it’s potential purpose.

Please type your response, but line spacing is up to you. You will not, however, be graded on the amount you write, but rather on the strength of and support for your observation and inferences.

ENGL102 Reader Response: Gary Shteyngart’sSuper Sad True Love Story

Please write a one-page response (1-3 paragraphs) to your reading so far of Super Sad True Love Story. Start with an observations about the text – it could be his use of language, the structure of the chapters, or an element of the narrative – and consider the implications and significance of it. Consider how your observation might contribute to the book’s themes, what expectations it sets up for the coming story, and/or how it affects you as a reader. Limit the basis of this analysis to a specific, focused observation/question/prediction/inference/personal connection, but be as detailed as possible. Remember that there is no correct answer, but that you should be able to support your observation and analysis with specific references to the text. And, don’t worry about the author’s actual intentions – we may regard anything we observe in the text to be intentional and consider it’s potential purpose.

Please type your response, but line spacing is up to you. You will not, however, be graded on the amount you write, but rather on the strength of and support for your observation and inferences.

ENGL102 Reader Response: Gary Shteyngart’sSuper Sad True Love Story

Please write a one-page response (1-3 paragraphs) to your reading so far of Super Sad True Love Story. Start with an observations about the text – it could be his use of language, the structure of the chapters, or an element of the narrative – and consider the implications and significance of it. Consider how your observation might contribute to the book’s themes, what expectations it sets up for the coming story, and/or how it affects you as a reader. Limit the basis of this analysis to a specific, focused observation/question/prediction/inference/personal connection, but be as detailed as possible. Remember that there is no correct answer, but that you should be able to support your observation and analysis with specific references to the text. And, don’t worry about the author’s actual intentions – we may regard anything we observe in the text to be intentional and consider it’s potential purpose.

Please type your response, but line spacing is up to you. You will not, however, be graded on the amount you write, but rather on the strength of and support for your observation and inferences.