10-110-1“A Long Walk to Forever”“A Long Walk to Forever”

By Kurt VonnegutBy Kurt Vonnegut

Vocabulary:Vocabulary: FurloughFurlough: a temporary leave of absence : a temporary leave of absence

from military duty.from military duty. SinisterSinister: stemming from evil characteristics : stemming from evil characteristics

or forces.or forces. FringeFringe: the edge or outer portion.: the edge or outer portion. InfiniteInfinite: having no limits or boundaries in : having no limits or boundaries in

time or space or extent or magnitude.time or space or extent or magnitude. ColonnadeColonnade: structure consisting of a row of : structure consisting of a row of

evenly spaced columns.evenly spaced columns. StockadeStockade: an enclosure of posts made to : an enclosure of posts made to

form a defense.form a defense.

How do you answer an How do you answer an Open- ended Response Open- ended Response

Question?Question?1.1. Restate the question.Restate the question.2.2. Analyze the question to find the Analyze the question to find the

BEST answer then answer the BEST answer then answer the question in your own words.question in your own words.

3.3. Support your answer with evidence Support your answer with evidence from the text. Examples are: a from the text. Examples are: a direct quote, a paraphrase, or a direct quote, a paraphrase, or a specific synopsis or brief summary.specific synopsis or brief summary.

4.4. Compile your answer - link your Compile your answer - link your answer and the text evidence with answer and the text evidence with your own commentary to come to a your own commentary to come to a conclusion.conclusion.

R-A-T-C-

answer the questionanswer the questionprovide text evidenceprovide text evidence

Compile – Combine Compile – Combine it together into a it together into a clear, concise clear, concise answer.answer.

restate the questionrestate the question

HOW DO I SUCCESSFULLY DO HOW DO I SUCCESSFULLY DO THIS?THIS?

USE A MIND USE A MIND MAP!MAP!

Restate the question.

Answer the question in your

own words.

Textual Evidence in the form of a Direct Quote.

Compile all information

together for a complete answer, a

conclusion.

How did Catharine How did Catharine change throughout the change throughout the

course of the story?course of the story? Support your answer with Support your answer with

evidence from the selection.evidence from the selection.

Answer using your flow map!Answer using your flow map!

Catharine changed

throughout the story

Her emotions – at the beginning she was sure of her love for Henry and her impending marriage but as she walked with Newt she realizes her love for him

“Certainly I love him” “I wouldn’t

marry him if I didn’t love him” - “while he slept she adored

him with all her heart.”

Catherine's emotions and feelings changed throughout the story. When Newt arrived, she was confident of

her love and impending marriage to Henry.

“Certainly I love him.” “I wouldn’t marry him if I didn’t love him.”

But as she walked with him, she starts to

realize that she actually loves Newt, for “while he slept she adored him

with all her heart.”

Refer to the story “Long Walk Refer to the story “Long Walk to Forever”to Forever”

What is one conflict faced What is one conflict faced by Newt and Catherine in by Newt and Catherine in “Long Walk to Forever”? “Long Walk to Forever”? Support your answer with Support your answer with evidence from the selection.evidence from the selection.

One conflict that might be One conflict that might be faced is that Catherine faced is that Catherine stays gone too long then stays gone too long then Henry might come looking Henry might come looking for her and if she gets for her and if she gets caught with Newt then caught with Newt then Henry might think there is Henry might think there is something going on.something going on.

There is no evidence in the There is no evidence in the story for this analysis, so it story for this analysis, so it does not seem reasonable. does not seem reasonable. In addition, no text support is In addition, no text support is offered. offered.

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One conflict faced by Newt and One conflict faced by Newt and Catherine was when Catherine Catherine was when Catherine realized her love for Newt. realized her love for Newt. Since she was already engaged Since she was already engaged to marry Henry, she had to to marry Henry, she had to figure out what she was going figure out what she was going to do. Was she going to go to do. Was she going to go ahead and marry Henry or call ahead and marry Henry or call off the wedding and marry off the wedding and marry Newt?Newt?

The analysis is clear, but no The analysis is clear, but no text support is offered. text support is offered.

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One conflict faced by Newt and One conflict faced by Newt and Catherine in “Long Walk to Catherine in “Long Walk to Forever” is that Newt loves Forever” is that Newt loves Catherine but she is about to get Catherine but she is about to get married. Newt told her, married. Newt told her, “Remember how much I love “Remember how much I love you”. She said, “What a crazy you”. She said, “What a crazy time to tell me you love me…my time to tell me you love me…my wedding is in one week”.wedding is in one week”.

Reasonable analysis. Two Reasonable analysis. Two quotations from the characters quotations from the characters are offered as text support.are offered as text support.

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One conflict facing Newt and One conflict facing Newt and Catherine is her confusion. Her Catherine is her confusion. Her marriage is only one week away marriage is only one week away when she discovers she loves when she discovers she loves Newt. She feels panicked by Newt. She feels panicked by Newt’s confession of love and Newt’s confession of love and tries to deny they are true, but tries to deny they are true, but then she realizes “that a woman then she realizes “that a woman can’t hide love.” At the end she can’t hide love.” At the end she overcomes her confusion and runs overcomes her confusion and runs back into Newt’s arms when he back into Newt’s arms when he calls her name.calls her name.

High-level analysis. The writer High-level analysis. The writer provides both quoted and provides both quoted and paraphrased text support. paraphrased text support.

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What is one characteristic What is one characteristic that makes Hurley a that makes Hurley a successful “human story successful “human story machine”? Support your machine”? Support your answer with evidence from answer with evidence from the selection.the selection.

A characteristic that makes Hurley a successful “human story machine” is his ability to make people feel special.

Although Hurley is creative,energetic, and persistent, it is his ability to observehis customers that makes him most successful.

“But before I type the firstword, I give them something else: my ears, my eyes,my total, 200-percent attention.”

Hurley is successful as a “human story machine” because he makes people feel special when he creates stories for them. He is creative, energetic and persistent, but it his ability to observe his customers that makes him the most successful. “Before I type the first word, I give them something else: my ears, my eyes, my total, 200-percent attention.”

Refer to story “The Human Story Refer to story “The Human Story Machine”Machine”

In “The Human Story Machine,” In “The Human Story Machine,” has Hurley fulfilled his dream of has Hurley fulfilled his dream of becoming a novelist? Explain becoming a novelist? Explain your answer and support it with your answer and support it with evidence from the selection.evidence from the selection.

I think he didn’t, but he got I think he didn’t, but he got another dream, and he liked another dream, and he liked that one better than his old that one better than his old dream.dream.

The analysis is unclear and The analysis is unclear and confusing. In addition, no text confusing. In addition, no text support is offered.support is offered.

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Yes, I do believe that Hurley Yes, I do believe that Hurley has fulfilled his dream of being has fulfilled his dream of being a novelist due to the fact that a novelist due to the fact that he took an idea, started testing he took an idea, started testing it, liked it, and has been it, liked it, and has been writing his 60-second novel writing his 60-second novel ever since.ever since.

Good start on analysis, but Good start on analysis, but clear evidence from the text is clear evidence from the text is needed for a higher scoreneeded for a higher score

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In “The Human Story Machine,” In “The Human Story Machine,” Hurley has fulfilled his dream Hurley has fulfilled his dream of becoming a novelist and is of becoming a novelist and is very successful. He is so very successful. He is so successful in what he does that successful in what he does that “at this point, there aren’t “at this point, there aren’t enough seats in Madison enough seats in Madison Square Garden to contain all Square Garden to contain all the people he has written for.”the people he has written for.”

Adds to analysis by Adds to analysis by commenting on Hurley’s commenting on Hurley’s success. Text support is in the success. Text support is in the form of a direct quote with form of a direct quote with paragraph reference.paragraph reference.

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Even if not in the traditional sense Even if not in the traditional sense of “novelist,” Hurley has fulfilled of “novelist,” Hurley has fulfilled his dream. By sitting on the his dream. By sitting on the sidewalk and waiting for his sidewalk and waiting for his stories to walk up to him, Hurley stories to walk up to him, Hurley defines being a novelist in a new defines being a novelist in a new way. He writes, “the entire way. He writes, “the entire direction of my life veered off direction of my life veered off road. I had no idea what I had road. I had no idea what I had discovered… but I could see that discovered… but I could see that it worked.”it worked.”

Thoughtful analysis! Can you Thoughtful analysis! Can you see how the text really fits the see how the text really fits the analysis.analysis.

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How do you answer an How do you answer an Open- ended Response Open- ended Response QuestionQuestion using multiple using multiple selections?selections?11. . Analyze the question to find the BEST Analyze the question to find the BEST answer.answer.2. Clearly state your answer using a topic 2. Clearly state your answer using a topic

sentence. sentence.3. You must support you answer with 3. You must support you answer with evidence evidence from BOTH the text. from BOTH the text. Examples are a direct Examples are a direct quote, a quote, a paraphrase, or a specific synopsis or paraphrase, or a specific synopsis or brief summary.brief summary.4. Link your answer and the text evidence 4. Link your answer and the text evidence with with your own commentary to come to a your own commentary to come to a conclusion conclusion that encompasses both that encompasses both selections.selections.

Look at the last line from “The Human Story Machine”: “But then, no good story turns out the wayyou expect.” How does this idea apply to both “Long Walk to Forever” and “The Human StoryMachine”? Support your answer with evidence from both selections.

The idea, no good story turns out the way you expect it to,

is clearly seen in both stories.

In “Long Walk to Forever” Catherine obviously believes herself to be in love with her fiancé and does not even realize her love for Newt until he makes her realize it.In “Humans Story Machine” Hurley never dreamed his “crazy idea” would turn out successful.“She ran tohim, put her arms around him, could not speak.”“Not only did my crazy idea to write stories on the street bring me a career, it brought mea wife and a family.”

The characters in both stories seem surprised by the way things turn out. Catharine professes her love for Henry and refuses Newt’s proposal until the very end, when “She ran to him, put her arms around him, and could not speak.”Hurley had no idea how the “60-second novels” would change his life: “not only did my crazy idea to write stories on the street bring me a career, it brought me a wife and a family.”

Refer to both “Long Walk to Refer to both “Long Walk to Forever” and “The Human Story Forever” and “The Human Story Machine”Machine”

How does the idea of taking a How does the idea of taking a risk apply to both “Long Walk to risk apply to both “Long Walk to Forever” and “The Human Story Forever” and “The Human Story Machine”? Machine”? Support your answer with Support your answer with evidence from evidence from bothboth selections. selections.

It’s hard to take risks because It’s hard to take risks because then you’re left with the then you’re left with the consequences, but in the end, consequences, but in the end, it’s all worth it. In the story it’s all worth it. In the story “Long Walk to Forever”, he “Long Walk to Forever”, he takes a risk and in the end it takes a risk and in the end it was worth it. The Human Story was worth it. The Human Story Machine also takes a risk and it Machine also takes a risk and it is worth it.is worth it.

The analysis is so general and The analysis is so general and repetitive that it could apply to repetitive that it could apply to almost any selection. No text almost any selection. No text support is present.support is present.

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In “Long Walk to Forever”, the In “Long Walk to Forever”, the risk is that Catherine is dumping risk is that Catherine is dumping her husband-to-be for Newt her husband-to-be for Newt without knowing if her life would without knowing if her life would have been better with Henry or if have been better with Henry or if it would even last with Newt. In it would even last with Newt. In “The Human Story Machine”, the “The Human Story Machine”, the risk is that he takes up with Alice, risk is that he takes up with Alice, a stranger he doesn’t even know, a stranger he doesn’t even know, and ends up having a kid with her and ends up having a kid with her and living a happy life. and living a happy life.

Nice start on analysis but it Nice start on analysis but it offers no text support.offers no text support.

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In “Long Walk to Forever,” Newt has In “Long Walk to Forever,” Newt has run away from the army without run away from the army without telling anyone, just to meet telling anyone, just to meet Catherine. In paragraph 27, he says, Catherine. In paragraph 27, he says, “I’m what they call A.W.O.L” which is “I’m what they call A.W.O.L” which is a military term meaning absent a military term meaning absent without leave. Hurley tries his luck at without leave. Hurley tries his luck at making 60-second novels. If people making 60-second novels. If people do not like them or he is not able to do not like them or he is not able to make them, people would forget him make them, people would forget him and his career will be over. For and his career will be over. For example in paragraph 9, people make example in paragraph 9, people make fun of him and say “what a gimmick”.fun of him and say “what a gimmick”.

Analysis is present from both Analysis is present from both selections. These quotes are selections. These quotes are short but to the point!short but to the point!

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The idea of taking risks in both stories The idea of taking risks in both stories reveals to the reader that risk taking can reveals to the reader that risk taking can be beneficial. Newt is “what they call be beneficial. Newt is “what they call A.W.O.L.” and could face punishment in A.W.O.L.” and could face punishment in the stockades. He asks Catherine the stockades. He asks Catherine intrusive and at times offensive questions intrusive and at times offensive questions dealing with her marriage, and he even dealing with her marriage, and he even kisses her. His risk pays off in the end, kisses her. His risk pays off in the end, though when “she ran to him, put her though when “she ran to him, put her arms around him, could not speak”. arms around him, could not speak”. Hurley’s idea of 60-second novels which Hurley’s idea of 60-second novels which another writer deemed “weird” eventually another writer deemed “weird” eventually led to his marriage. This risk could have led to his marriage. This risk could have led to negative consequences, but it really led to negative consequences, but it really

paid off.paid off.

Nice analysis. Text support Nice analysis. Text support includes both direct quotes includes both direct quotes and paraphrases.and paraphrases.

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