Read AND Listen to “Tommy” by Kelly Ruth Winter, and answer the following questions
Deconstruct the essay for the components: hook, story (how is itcompelling?), characters, setting, purpose
How is this storymore than personal? For a personal essay to becompelling, it should have a purpose that extends beyond thetelling of a personal anecdote. How might thispersonalstory alsobe seen aspolitical?
How does the oral reading of the story impact the meaning? In whatways does the oral reading add to, complicated, or otherwisechange your interpretations?Discuss some of the issues that the author brings up