Padlet Wall: Role of Food in IOM
Below is the link for the Padlet wall where you will be posting the results of your research into the role of food in the various stories in Lahiri’s Interpreter of Maladies. This is in preparation for a practice essay on the topic: ‘Lahiri features food in her stories to reflect her characters and their lives.’ Discuss.
Third and Final Continent Slides
If you would like to download a copy of the slides from today’s class (going through the key quotes of the final part of ‘The Third and Final Continent’, with a focus on the process of assimilation and the growth of the narrator and Mala’s relationship), you can access them here:
Planning Resources
When planning an essay response, you will need to:
- Identify the key terms of the essay topic.
- Use these key terms to turn the essay topic into a series of questions.
- Use these questions to brainstorm what will go into each paragraph.
Once you have an understanding of the essay topic and a general plan for the focus of each body paragraph, you will need to plan your response in detail to ensure that you have a clear argument/focus for each paragraph and adequate evidence.
When planning your response, you may wish to use this template as a way of organising your ideas and notes:
Sample Paragraph
We will be studying some sample essays next week. In the mean time, you can access a sample essay paragraph of a previous high-quality student response in the below document. Pay close attention to the structure of the paragraph and how quotes have been incorporated:
