Writing Homework Help
The Power by Naomi Alderman Questions
*The power Pages 83-144 (“6 years to go”)*
PART 1: Answer these questions about The Power
For this homework assignment, please address FOUR of the following questions in a total of at least 300 words. Use evidence from the novel to support your reasoning. Choose one question for each character.
Please identify the character and question you are answering in each response:
- Allie:
- What is your take on Allie’s religious work in the convent?
- What do you make of her new persona Mother Eve?
- Margot:
- Why is Margot supporting the girls’ training camps?
- What are these camps for?
- Tunde:
- What happens during his trip to Moldova?
- What do you think Tatiana’s end game is?
- Roxy:
- Do you agree with Roxy’s decision to kill Primrose?
- Describe Allie and Roxy’s relationship.
- How do Roxy and Allie help Mez? What does this scene signify at this point in the novel?
To cite The Power, your citations will look like this: “quote” (Alderman 221).
PART 2: Answer this question about Soraya Chemaly’s Ted Talk
After watching Soraya Chemaly’s Ted Talk “The Power of Anger,” write one paragraph connecting at least one main point from the Ted Talk to The Power so far. Specifically, include at least on quote from the Ted Talk and explain how it relates to something that has happened in the novel to this points.
Be sure to cite the Ted Talk in MLA using this format: “quote” (Chemaly 3:24). You should have Chemaly’s name and the time stamp in parentheses.
PART 3: Reply to peers