Final Angela’s Ashes things:

1. Write full responses to these questions:

1.      Why do you think the book is titled Angela’s Ashes? Is that a good title to you?

2.      If you could meet Frank McCourt, what would you ask him?

3.      Why is it worthwhile to read a book like this? Does it make you a better human?

4.      Why do you think this book has been such a best-seller in America?

5.      Write out one magnificent YEEEEHAAA, and explain why that particular passage is so yeeeeehaaa-able.

6.      What has this book taught you about writing? What has it taught you about the difference between good and bad writing?

7.      Write a hundred words or so in the style of Frank McCourt. The topic is up to you.

8.      Finally, write your own question and answer it.

B. Do something creative for Angela’s Ashes—a drawing, a video, a game, some image from the book, a song—and present it to us on this day.