Story Response: “Samuel” (1968), Grace Paley, 3-5

Response Question: What do you think of the characters in the story?

Consider the following: The men, the women, the woman who warned the boys, and the man who pulled the emergency brake. Really analyze each before you develop your response. Then, write about any/all of the characters, depending on which approach will be easiest for you. Take care to hit the word count requirement.

This response is worth a possible ten points. The points will be equally split between two categories: content & accuracy. These will then be added together to equal your total. For content, points will be awarded based on depth & breadth of analysis. For accuracy, points will be awarded based on the 4 error per page rule.

Criteria for Success:

• Type & format/paginate your response according to MLA (sample on 1796).

• Your finished response should be at least 300 words long.

• Include a correctly formatted Works Cited citation for the story. This may appear at the bottom of your response rather than on a separate page. The instructions for how to format your Works Cited are on 1790-1791. A sample Works Cited page is on 1801. Sample citations of individual source types are on 1791-1793.

• If you use quotes, take care to correctly incorporate source material into your text using lead-ins (1787-1788), brackets, ellipses (1787), summaries (1785) & paraphrases (1786).

Content

A	A—	B	C	D	F
5	4.5	4	3.5	3	2.5

Accuracy

1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11
5	4.5	4	3.5	3	2.5	2	1.5	1	.5	0