1. Put a double line through the following:

• plot and summary
• things we discussed in class
• obvious points
• generalizations
• basic facts that most college students know.
2. Put a * near quotes or evidence. Now look at the position of the *s
•  if the author has several *s close together in the a paragraph, that means s/he must add interpretation / explanation of the evidence to avoid data dump

• if the author has few to no *s in a paragraph, that means s/he must add specific evidence to avoid generalization
3. Look at the *s again. These pieces of evidence should reveal the fictional author's subtle but manipulative repetition and variation of an idea to make a point about human experience.
To what extent does the author's evidence expose the repetition and variation? Can you think of other scenes or pages in the fictional story that the author can use to strengthen the evidence?