read “An Occurrence at Owl Creek Bridge”
1. W rite your responses to the reading as you work your way through the story. Select 2-4 places in your reading assignment where you’re going to stop and w rite a reflection in a Reading Log, on notecards, or sticky notes. To encourage you to move beyond simply summarizing, I’m going to ask you to do the following in your reflections:
- Make predictions: predict what will happen next, supporting your prediction with specific references to the text.
- Recognize when the author uses literary devices. Analyze the techniques used by the author.
- Make connections: make connections from either real life or from other books, films, poems, and stories.
- Make judgments: judge the characteristics and behavior of the characters.
- Challenge the text: as you read, challenge the author or any of the characters.
Here are some questions you may want to consider:
- What is this story’s stance on war?
- Why did Bierce make Farquhar a Southerner and a civilian?
- What does this story have to say about consciousness?
- What role does the setting play in the character’s development?
2. Gather your thoughts and reflections into a single document. Your response should be at least two paragraphs in length.