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Kai Strand is a writer of fiction for kids and teens. Some key facts about her include that she reads over 100 books per year, has lived in several states, and spent time in France as a teenager. She writes the Worth the Effort and Weaver Tales series. The document provides background on Kai Strand and an excerpt from her book Worth the Effort: Ella's Story, in which the main character Ella walks alone at night and feels vulnerable and afraid in the shadows. Students are tasked with analyzing the excerpt and preparing questions for a potential interview with Kai Strand.
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Chapter One
Chapter Two
Chapter Three
Chapter Four
Chapter Five
Chapter Six
Chapter Seven
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Chapter One
Chapter Two
Chapter Three
Chapter Four
Chapter Five
Chapter Six
Chapter Seven
Acknowledgments
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Read carefully the following passage from Eudora Welty’s “A Worn Path.” In it the protagonist, Phoenix Jackson, also known as Grandma Phoenix, is very close to her destination, almost at the end of her long, lonely trip.
A black dog with a lolling tongue came up out of the weeds by the ditch. She was meditating, and not ready, and when he came at her she only hit him a little with her cane. Over she went in the ditch, like a little puff of milkweed.
Down there, her senses drifted away. A dream visited her, and she reached her hand up, but nothing reached down and gave her a pull. […]
A white man finally came along and found her—a hunter, a young man, with his dog on a chain.
“Well, Granny!” he laughed. “What are you doing there?”
“Lying on my back like a June-bug waiting to be turned over, mister,” she said, reaching up her hand.
He lifted her up, gave her a swing in the air, and set her down. “Anything broken, Granny?’
“No, sir, them old dead weeds is springy enough,” said Phoenix, when she had got her breath. “I thank you for your trouble.”
“Where do you live, Granny?” he asked while the two dogs were growling at each other.
“Away back yonder, sir, behind the ridge. You can’t even see it from here.”
“On your way home?”
“No sir, going to town.”
“Why, that’s too far!”[…] “Now you go home, Granny.”
“I bound to go to town, mister,” said Phoenix. “The time come around.”
He gave another laugh, filling the whole landscape. “I know you old colored people! Wouldn’t miss going to town to see Santa Claus!”
(The Collected Stories of Eudora Welty, 1983)
Prepare for the writing of your formal essay by placing the passage in the context of the entire story in order to determine its significance, in terms of the protagonist’s purpose and its perception by the hunter. Be sure to include the following:
· a full description of the character’s physical characteristics in relation to the task she is undertaking;
· the purpose of the trip;
· the obstacles she encounters on the way to her destination;
· the role of the encounter with the hunter;
· the contrast between the hunter’s and Grandma’s attitudes and language;
This preparatory writing does not need to be in full sentences. You can write an outline of the ideas you want to include in your formal essay or simply list relevant facts from the story, as you recall them, and ideas associated with them.
Write a formal essay in which you comment on the significance of Grandma’s encounter with the hunter within the context of the entire story. Be sure to include the following:
· a clear thesis;
· a summary of the story;
· a description of the protagonist, including both appearance and character;
· the role of the moment captured in this passage in terms of the story’s trajectory, as well as character and theme development;
· appropriate and correct paraphrases and citations in support of your ideas and th.
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- 1. Kai Strand’s Worth the Effort: Ella’s Story LET’S PREPARE OUR INTERVIEW!
- 2. Fun Facts about Kai Strand She reads over 100 books a year (and calls it research) She has lived in the states of Wisconsin, California, and Oregon She spent six weeks in France when she was 13 One of her favorite benefits of being a writer is working in her pajamas Her favorite food is pizza, favorite season is spring, favorite music – anything by Mozart 2 Kai in August 78 with her friend under the Eiffel Tower
- 3. Kai Strand Kai Strand writes fiction for kids and teens. Her debut novel, The Weaver, was an EPIC eBook Award finalist. King of Bad soared to the publisher's #1 spot its second month. She is a (very lucky) wife and the mother of four kids. The most common sound in her household is laughter. The second most common is, "Do your dishes!" Kai and her family hike, geocache and canoe in Central Oregon, where they call home. (Source) 3
- 4. Her works and awards The Weaver, EPIC eBook Award finalist Worth the Effort (series) The Weaver Tales (series) Super Villain Academy (series) Beware of the White Finding Thor 4
- 5. The excerpt: chapter 10 from Worth The Effort: Ella’s Story I turn down a side street, which leads to the alley. It isn’t as well lit as Tower Street. I speed walk, both because of the cold, and because of the dawning of my vulnerability. As I leave the glow of the main street, shadows in doorways appear more ominous, and the darkness behind light posts seems to shift like phantoms. It draws my eyes from one to the next, until I know I look scared and paranoid. My feet feel numb, though whether from the cold or from fear I’m not sure. When I turn into the alley, coldness creeps under my collar and teases the back of my neck. It oozes up under the cuffs of my coat and snakes along the sleeves of my sweater, dipping in through the large cable knit. Goosebumps rise across my skin, even under my heavy layers of clothing. I run the half a block to reach the back door of Read Between the Beans, hissing, “Ayden.” There’s no response. I search the shadows beyond the pale light over the restaurant door, but there’s no sign of him. 5
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- 8. Skype Interview Prepare questions about Kai Strand, Her influences, Her creative process, The excerpt you have studied… Be creative, original and personal! Share your questions and ideas on this Google doc. 8
- 9. Bibliography http://www.kaistrand.com/ https://www.facebook.com/KaiStrandAuthor/ https://twitter.com/KaiStrand Whiskey Creek Press Blog post 9