Answer & Explanation:ENG 122 – QEP Assignment
Read Alice Walker’s
“Everyday Use” and answer the questions below that are geared toward
helping you understand her narrative point of view and purpose. Offer specific
support from the text. You are encouraged to complete a first draft of the
assignment then revise your work.
Submit the assignment to the
Dropbox no later than Sunday 11:59 PM
EST/EDT. (The Dropbox is linked to Turnitin.)
1.
What
do you know about the mother of the story?
2.
When
we have a first-person narrator, we have to decide if she is reliable or
unreliable. Do you trust this narrator? Why or why not?
3.
What
assumptions does the narrator have about her daughters? Do you agree? Why?
4.
How
would the story be different if it were told from Dee/Wangero’s perspective?
5.
Mama
and Dee/Wangero have different ideas about personal development. What are they?
What are the consequences of their differences?
6.
Based
on your answers to all of the above, offer your opinion of Mama’s decision to
give the quilt to Maggie.
7.
How
does Walker define heritage?
8.
What
is Walker’s purpose? What is the central problem she is addressing?
9.
What
is the theme of “Everyday Use?”
QEP Assignment Rubric
Elements
Criteria
Not
Evident
Beginning
Developing
Competent
Purpose
Question 1, 7, 9
Clearly
identifies main issue(s), problem(s), or intention(s)
0
3 – 3.5
4
4.5 – 5
Perspective
Question 3, 4, 7
Investigates
point(s) of view and assumptions
0
3 – 3.5
4
4.5 – 5
Evidence
Question 2, 4
Supports
purpose with relevant, sufficient evidence and defines concepts
0
3 – 3.5
4
4.5 – 5
Analysis
Question 6, 10
Analyzes
the consequences and implications of reasoning
0
3 – 3.5
4
4.5 – 5
Core Values Question
5
Addresses
core value(s)
specifically and
demonstrates their relevance
0
3 – 3.5
4
4.5 – 5
Decision Making Question
6
States the various options of decision making and chooses a
solution
0
3 – 3.5
4
4.5 – 5
Total points ___ / 30
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