Resources:

• The first resource provides you with some guidelines for reading any short story effectively.
• The first resource:  Short Story Reading-2.pptx
• The second resource supplies you with  information about all of the short stories included in the last  literary unit of the semester; this information can guide your reading  of them.
• The second resource:  Short Stories (Reading Guides).pptx
• The third resource furnishes you with  information about MLA in-text citations, parenthetical references, and  works cited entries as they relate to short stories.
• The third resource:  Brief MLA Review (ENC 1102 Short Story Essay)-1.pptx 
• The fourth resource presents information about standard quotation format:
• The fourth resource:  Quotation Format-3.pptx

Directions:

• Read “A & P,” by John Updike, on pages 437-443.  If you need an electronic copy of this story, click here (Links to an external site.).
• Read pages 110-114 for information about the elements of fiction known as narration and point of view.  
• Answer the two response items in the next section.
• Include at least one quotation from  the short story for support of a claim, include an MLA in-text citation  or parenthetical reference in any sentence with a quotation, and include  an MLA works cited entry for the source from which you took the  quotation (the textbook or a PDF, for example).
• Type your answers, and then save them as a Word document.
• When you are ready to submit the  activity, click the blue “Submit Assignment” tab in the upper right-hand  corner of the page.  Next, click “Choose File” to select the file to  submit, and then, click the blue “Submit Assignment” tab below the  comment section.  Include a comment only if one is needed. 

Response Items:

• Using complete sentences, identify  the narrator of the story, and identify the type of narration that the  narrator uses (first person, second person, or third person)
• Using complete sentences, explain if  Sammy quits for a foolish or a legitimate reason, and provide at least  two reasons from the story to support your claim.  For your reasons, you  may wish to provide quotations using standard quotation format.