UIC Writing The Dew Breaker Annotation Task

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University of California Irvine

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Read The Dew Breaker, pp. 3-68.  Then, prepare an annotation of the first part of the novel.


  1. Ask Questions; 7-8 questions
  2. Make Comments;
  3. Draw Connections + Conclusions;
  4. Paraphrase Significant Passages;
  5. Underline, Highlight and Outline Key Points in The Dew Breaker text (you will need to re-type this section as I cannot view the items you choose to underline and highlight).
  6. List Vocabulary (of words you don’t know and include their definitions). 

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Running head: ANNOTATION OF THE DEW BREAKER

Annotation of the Dew Breaker
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ANNOTATION OF THE DEW BREAKER

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Annotation of the Dew Breaker

1. Ask Questions; 7-8 questions
a) Why was Ms. Bienaime being questioned?
b) What were Ms. Bienaime and her father going to do in Tampa?
c) What causes Ms. Bienaime’s father to run away and take the sculpture too?
d) Why did Ms. Bienaime’s father throw the wooden sculpture in the water?
e) What confessions does Ms. Bienaime’s father make to her?
f) How does Gabrielle Fonteneau react when Ka informs her about the sculpture?
g) How is the title of the second story significant to its context?
h) Why was Nadine reluctant to call her parents?
2. Make Comments;

At the beginning of the story, Officer Bo is questioning Ms. Bienaime after her
father's mysterious disappearance. It is quite ironical that her father would escape with
the sculpture and leave behind his daughter in a hotel room (Danticat, 2004). Ms.
Bienaime’s father also affirms her suspicions that he could be insane when he tells her
that he threw the wooden sculpture in the water.
One can also tell that Ka’s father loves spending time with his daughter and
making memories as they go out together. He was al...


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