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Jamaica Kincaid - Girl 11/27/2017

What is the general topic of the story? Explain what the lessons seem to be mostly about. If you had to group the commands into 5 categories what would you say the categories are?

What do you think is the point of these lessons What do you think is the point of these lessons? What do you think the mother is trying to teach her daughter or prepare her daughter for? What do we learn about the daughter in the story?

This story is a great example of literature's ability to leap across cultural boundaries. Kincaid is from Antigua (in the Caribbean) and it seems the story is set there. How does this story reflect that cultural setting? Are the theme or ideas in the story universal? Can it be applied to people living other places?

Characterization Create a character profile for the speaker. Challenges or Conflicts Motivations Something about her personality Evidence

Character Profile Point In the short story “Girl,” we can see that speaker is____________. Evidence 1. 2. Explanation 1. (This shows us)