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Memoir Peer Feedback 1. Who is the intended audience for this narrative?

(Yes, we all know that the class will be reading these as will I, but who do you see this narrative speaking indirectly to? Imagine it is a book on the shelf of Barnes & Noble; describe the customer(s) who you feel would pick it up and buy it.) 2. What passages, themes, characters or tone lead you to define the audience as you did in Question #1? 3. What is the overall theme of the narrative? How do you know? 4. How soon into the narrative do you realize the overall theme? (Be specific.) 5. What is the overall tone of this narrative? (Give examples.) What passages lead you to that belief? 6. What passages show transition in tone, theme, etc? (Give examples.) How can they be clarified and/or improved? 7. Is dialogue used in this narrative? If so, is it effectively used? (Give examples.) If not, where do you see that it could be used? 8. Who are the main characters of this narrative? Are their roles clearly developed? (You probably dont know the people being discussed, so ask yourself if there are traits you need to know to better understand the characters and/or the story.) 9. In one sentence, what is this narratives theme? 10. 11. 12. In two words, what message does this narrative send? If this narrative were to be made into a movie for television, what channel could you envision it being played on? Why? Discuss the organization of this narrative. How could it be improved to improve clarity?

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