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Rose RJ Questions

Rose RJ Questions

Q Reading Journal Instructions ASSIGNMENT: After reading "A Rose for Emily," by William Faulkner, please respond to the questions located at the bottom of this form. Due Date: Please see Weekly Syllabus. Format: Word-processed and double-spaced with each question-response numbered. Include the name of the story at the top of the page under your name. Length: Each written Reading Journal should be 250-350 words, or approximately one page to one-and-a-half pages. NOTE: Please number each reply to the following questions, and respond to each individual question in full sentences. (Do not write one huge paragraph for this whole list of questions, please.) Short story titles are always punctuated by "quotation" marks: "A Rose For Emily," "Cathedral," etc. READING JOURNAL QUESTIONS: 1. Who is the author? 2. What is the name of the reading? (Punctuate short-story titles in quotation marks.) 3. Describe a few of the several underlying social issues raised by the reading. 4. What is the author's angle? What is s/he arguing? 5. Provide 2 quotes to support the author’s argument from #4 (include page numbers or paragraph numbers). 6. Interpret what the quotes are stating. 7. Do you agree with the interpretations from #6? Why or why not? Share your opinion.

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1. The author of the short story “A Rose for Emily” is William Faulkner. 2. The name of the reading is “A Rose for Emily” which is a short story written by William Faulkner. 3. Some of the social issues found in William Faulkner’s A Rose for Emily” are sexism, racism and class. Change has played a significant role in this short story as a lot of things went under transformation in Emily’s life.