The Name is Mine
second paragraph
-short simple sentences -confident, assertive, and firm -made a decision
paragraph 6
-trying to explain her decision -she rambles, -more complex sent -allusion to Romeo and Juliet - "What's in a name"
Third and Fourth
-why she chose to keep her name -grew to love her name -anecdote (childhood),
she was born in ____________ and attended what college
1953; Barnard College in NYC
author
Anna Quindlen
first paragraph
Framework; hook; begins story (elder son got stitches in his palm and she called the hospital because she was not there; answered phones as Mrs. Krovatin)
most recent book is
Good Dog, Stay
this essay appeared in
Life in the 30s (a weekly column)
successful career at _____________
The New York Times
Sharing Tone
assertive (beginning) -short sent -Ex. "this is a story about a name. The name is mine."
wrote three different weekly ________________, including her syndicated column _________________-
columns; "Public and Private" (won Pulitzer Prize for commentary)
paragraph 7
connects it to other women (made decision about ourselves)
Exploring Tone
contemplative because she is exploring her feelings ex. did not occur to her that she would be left outside when she decided not to disappear beneath her husband's umbrella
paragraph 8
discusses her past and present view of women changing their name
Paragraphs 6-10
exploring
occasion
female identity; feminists world view; late 1980s
paragraph 9
goes back to framework (story about answering the phone)
Audience
married men and women
she is a
mother and wife
ended the column because it was too
personal
her decision to change her name was a ___________, ________________, and ______________
political, professional, and personal (not honest reason, no consideration, It was mine)
paragraph 10
reflecting on her decision and the effect. Not regretting it though no doubt
Paragraphs 1-4 verb
sharing
Purpose
sharing and exploring
"hidden beneath the umbrella of his identity'
umbrella protects and confined she does not want to be confined because she does not want to give up her identity