Read

the following stories below and use the attached powerpoint to complete the

attached paper

·

ZZ Packer’s “Gideon”

·

Neil Gaiman’s “How to Talk to Girls at Parties”

·

Venita Blackburn’s “Halloween”

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 Wh

y 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 na

rrator'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 th

is 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 h

arsh

realities of life Explain.

Read the following stories below and use the attached powerpoint to complete the

attached paper

 ZZ Packer’s “Gideon”

 Neil Gaiman’s “How to Talk to Girls at Parties”

 Venita Blackburn’s “Halloween”

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.