ENG San Diego State University The Moorchild by Eloise McGraw Book Report

PART ONE:

Use SDSU’s Library (https://library.sdsu.edu/ (Links to an external site.))  or Google Scholar (https://scholar.google.com/ (Links to an external site.)) to search for a journal article or book chapter that you feel relates to The Moorchild by Eloise McGraw helps you understand The Moorchild, or would support a potential idea/argument you have about The Moorchild.  You must find a scholarly, peer-reviewed article/book chapter (not an article in a newspaper/online periodical/etc).

Try SDSU’s library datebase first — you can use the OneSearch feature, or browse the databases or journals.

Once you have found your article, copy and paste it . Then briefly (3-4 sentences) explain how you’re connecting it to The Moorchild. 

PART TWO:

Select a quote from the reading of The Moorchild (Chapters 11-15). Using the quote sandwiching method which is (introduce your quote, seamlessly integrate quote, and provide analysis/explanation), perform a close reading on the quote that unpacks the language and content of the quote and makes an assertion about its significance. You should be writing 2-3 sentences, including quote.

Here’s an example…

Saaski is beginning to reconnect with her Folk self, as upon hearing her old name spoken it rings like a “clear note in her mind…The word was moql, and she found no meaning for it at all” (McGraw 137). Even as Saaski’s memories return, she has a difficult time remembering her old self with her name holding “no meaning” at all. The name “Moql” being uncapitalized demonstrates how unfamiliar and separate it is from Saaski’s current identity.