Chapter 1 - Powell and Goldberg

Questions For Active Reading
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1. I think one of the purposes Powell was writing was to put others in his position and to see from his point of view how his past situations effected him. For example: 1. He used direct conversation text to make the reader feel as if they were in the situation. 2. He emphasized his confusion and feelings.
2. Powells probably wanted this writing to eventually be read by white people so that they can see how this impacted him.
3. As a writer I found that Powell like to reenact situations to put the reader in the scene of the story and really give the reader a feeling of what it was like.
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1. Goldbergs purpose in her writing is to help others understand they could possibly improve in their writing. For example: she was directly giving advise to the reader at some points.
2. Her audience in mind probably was her students or other students and writers. Anyone who is not interested in writing at or does not have to write for school probably would not get anything out of Goldbergs writing.
3. Her subject was her past student and their writing abilities. She enjoyed how they were able to express it and would like to share it with others.