1) Read and annotate “Bloodchild” by Octavia E. Butler and “A Very Old Man with Enormous Wings: A Tale for Children” by Gabriel García Márquez.
2) In a Word document, create a reading response. First, summarize the plots with the stories’ main events, note the themes, and describe the tones. This should be done for both stories.
3) Then, underneath, write at least one separate analytical paragraph that shows two different ways to interpret the meaning of one of the stories assigned this week. Be ready to share these ideas in class. Can the story be looked as two different kinds of stories (just as Romeo and Juliet being considered either a tale of true love or a tale of how young love is foolish)? When writing this section, use good writing and structure techniques. It must contain the elements of a body paragraph in “Basics of Outlining” document in the Course Resources module