De Anza College Toni Morrison The Bluest Eye Novel Plot Summary

Reading  “Summer” in The Bluest Eye  page 199

Task 1.  after 1day

RPARAGRAPH 1: For your first paragraph, you will summarize your chosen text. A strong plot summary will include:

• The author and title of the story 
• When and where the story takes place
• The main characters and their characteristics
• The plot/main challenge/conflict
• The main events
• The outcome

Plot Summary Questions:

1. What did you expect to happen based on the title and first few paragraphs?
2. What is the inciting incident or destabilizing event?
3. How would you describe the conflict that develops (i.e. external, internal, secondary conflicts)? 
4. What is the climax or turning point? 
5. How is the conflict resolved?
6. What, if anything, surprised you about the plot? 
7. Does the plot follow any common patterns? (i.e. a quest, tragedy, comedy, etc.)

PARAGRAPH 2 & 3: For your 2nd and 3rd paragraphs, write a critical, analytical, or personal response to the text you just summarized in paragraph 1. In these paragraphs, consider trying out some of the analytical moves (i.e. the templates) provided below. Notice what the templates do to your writing and how they help move your thinking along.