Literature: Reginald McKnight "The Kind of Light That Shines on Texas"

This is a nice coming of age story that is actually part of the pool of CUNY Start curriculum stories, but one we did not do in class.  You get to enjoy it now.

Reginald McKnight- The Kind of Light That Shines on Texas

Remember to use as you read your Vocabulary Study Tracker

After reading and annotating twice, answer the following questions:

1.     Choose three events in the story that you consider to be important.  Briefly summarize each event (and provide the page number where it can be located) and then discuss why you have selected it.  In what way does the event reveal significant aspects of a character or characters.

2.     How would you describe Clint’s relationships with the two other African American children in his class?  What parts of the text support your ideas?  Use two quotation sandwiches.

3.     How would you describe Clint’s relationships with most of his white classmates?  What parts of the text support your ideas?  Use two quotation sandwiches.

4.     Why do you think Ah-So didn’t speak in class?  What parts of the text support your ideas.  Use two quotation sandwiches.

5.     How would you would describe Clint as a person?  What evidence from the story supports your use of these adjectivs.  Use at least two quotation sandwiches.