“On the rainey river” CONFLICT

DEFINITION Conflict creates tension and interest in a story by adding doubt as to the outcome. A narrative is not limited to a single conflict.

DIFFERENT TYPES OF CONFLICT Mental Conflict Physical Conflict

CONFLICT SO FAR Man v. Man Man v. Self Man v. Society Are there more?

“On The Rainey River” A dilemma is a situation in which a choice must be made between two unfavorable outcomes. What is Tim’s dilemma in this chapter, and how does he decide upon his choice, which is still unwanted? Why is Elroy Berdahl an important person to Tim and a key character for O’Brien to develop? Why is Tim’s job in the meat packing plant included in this chapter?

QUOTATION SANDWICH

WHAT?

TOPIC SENTENCE (TOP BUN) A Topic Sentence ties together all the examples in the paragraph without telling the reader exactly what is going to happen, but eludes to what is going to happen. The reader must see a direct relationship between the topic sentence and the following examples (quotations) used to support it.

EXAMPLES (QUOTATIONS) Quotations are the meat to any sandwich! Without quotations, your sandwich is just a burnt grilled cheese, lame!

But mr. Stocum, I don’t know how to quote. Okay student. I will teach you! You start by finding a quotation within a piece of literature that moves you or has power. You use “quotation” marks to signal to the reader that you are quoting the text at the beginning and end of a sentence of passage. Aka the “ symbol.

EXAMPLE A history named Malcolm Jenkins smith said, “At the beginning of World War Two, almost all Americans assumed the war would end quickly” (34). Look at the quotations symbols at the beginning of the sentence Notice the page number listed in parenthesis. Notice the period outside of parenthesis.

SOME TRICKS - ELLIPSES When omitting words from within a single sentence, use only three ellipsis dots (... ). Three point ellipses have single typed spaces before and after each of the three dots: Faulty: “water…had” Correct: “water... had.”

BRACKETS Use brackets to specify ambiguous pronouns within a quotation. Or put your own words within a quotation (use wisely, do not change the actual meaning of what the other was trying to convey). Example: “ As revealed to me [Oedipus] by the Delphi oracle” (15).

YOU DO THE WORK Do not rely on quotations to do the work for you. You must always follow a quotation or paraphrase with commentary. Never end a paragraph with a quotation. (You need a bottom bun, como no?)

BOTTOM BUN - COMMENTARY This is where you tell me WHY you used the the quotation you used and HOW it is important to the TOPIC SENTENCE. Do not begin commentary with words such as “this quote shows” or “this quote reveals.

YOU MAY SAY