Time started reading: 5:27
Time ended reading: 5:45
Before Reading
What do you already know about the author/story?
I actually do not know anything about the author or story. I have not heard of either before.
Notice the title: does it give you any ideas about what the story may be about?
Based on the title, “This Is What It Means to Say Phoenix, Arizona”, I was not sure at first whether the story would be a bibliography of his life or fiction. However, what I gathered was that the story was going to be about an experience in Phoenix, Arizona.
Read the information about the author and the first paragraph of the story. Write down 3 to 5 questions that you already have.
1.) Will