White's story

·  Does the writer provide an introduction that grabs the reader’s attention?

         I liked the introduction. It made me want to know more about the story and about him camping with both his father and his son.

·  Does the writer focus on significant events in his or her life rather than trying to narrate his or her entire life’s story?

        I felt that the writer did focus on a specific time in his life being with his dad and then later on with his son.

·  Do the descriptions of the characters or important objects in the memoirs include sensory details that help readers to visualize, hear, smell or feel them?

        Though the writer did have descriptions, I didn’t feel as if they made me believe I was there seeing the story as it was occurring. I felt that many of the descriptions were too wordy, which took away the ability to be able to visualize what the writer was saying.

·  Has the writer quoted speech or dialogue so as to reveal some important aspect of a character’s personality?

        I felt the use of speech and dialogue was appropriate to help show important conversations with the narrator’s dad and son.

·  Does the writer narrate or describe events in a way that allows readers to connect them to experiences or relationships in their own lives?

        I didn’t feel much of a personal connection to the story. It was rather hard for me to keep reading as I felt the writer focused on specific details too much and others not enough.

·  Has the writer explained the significance of the people, events, places, or objects in shaping who he or she has become? Does this explanation make sense in relation to the events, people, places, and things described throughout the memoir?

        Yes the writer explained the characters in the story and the way they relate to the camp site that was visited. I felt the explanations made sense to relate to what the story was about.

·  Does the writer provide a conclusion that reinforces the point of the story

        The conclusion was left open, not really concluding what the story was about. I didn’t feel as if it reinforced the story.