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Reading Rhetorically and Analytically: “Heaven Is a Place on…
Reading Rhetorically and Analytically: “Heaven Is a Place on Earth” by Chalin Xiong
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Key Feature: Our previous two blocks in this course have focused on narrative writing. What role does narrative play in this profile? How does it contribute to the essay as a whole?
Please compose your response in at least five complete sentences.
Key Feature: Another key feature is the use of engaging details. Identify the three most engaging or illustrative details in Xiong’s essay. In what ways do these details contribute to the essay’s overall mood?
Please compose your response in at least three complete sentences.
Some of the engaging details are in his fathers’ memories as a child. He explains in detail where he lived in the mountains in Laos. As he recalls his happy memories, he also shares the hardest ones. Goes into details about the war in Vietnam and how the bodies of all the dead children on the way to the refugee camp. Also the very beginning of the story in sets the tone and location for where the story is based off from describing the humid jungle.
Stance: What is Xiong’s stance toward his father in this essay? What details from his father’s past does Xiong include that support your understanding of his stance?
Please compose your response in at least five complete sentences.
Focus: What would you say is the thesis statement for this essay? Is the thesis stated or implied? Explain your choice.
Please compose your response in at least three complete sentences.
Purpose: Why do you think Xiong wrote this essay? What does he want readers to understand? How does this profile centered in past events connect to issues of current social importance?
Please compose your response in at least seven complete sentences.
Title: What does the title of the essay mean? How does the title inform your understanding of the essay’s purpose and focus? Is the title appropriate and relevant to the essay? Why or why not?
Please compose your response in at least five complete sentences.
