Individual Assignment: “The Glass Roses” by Alden Nowlan
1. Why would I choose to include this story in a unit about the
power of words? What does it reveal about the power of words
and the words and how we use them to create the “other”?
2. Author Alden Nowlan writes with a very descriptive flair. The
first paragraph of the story is a prime example where Nowlan
evokes our sense of sight, touch, and smell. Choose a setting of
your own, and write a descriptive paragraph.
3. Look up information on Alden Nowlan. List five interesting
details you came across in your research.
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