The following short story, "Elsewhere," was written by Stephanie McClure and published in 2015. In this story a little girl, Zit
a, slips out of her house at down. Read the passage carefully. Write a paragraph in which you make a defensible claim regarding how McClure uses literary elements and techniques to establish a setting that helps convey Zita's complex perspective. In your
paragraph you should incorporate at least one piece of evidence from the text to support your claim
In your response you should do the following:
Respond to the prompt with a claim that presents an interpretation
Select and use evidence to develop and support your interpretation
Explain the relationship between the evidence and your interpretation
Use appropriate grammar and punctuation in communicating your argument
In this story, we meet Zita, who is a girl with a very vivid imagination. When Zita slips out of her house, we are able to follow the thoughts that go through her head, which enables us to follow her train of thought.
Through these ideas, the author develops the setting of the story as well as Zita's character. We learn that she climbs unto a tree, and that the tree allows her to "jump and weave through the orchard." The use of words like "weave" by McClure creates a sense of vividness and motion. Moreover, Zita is described as jumping unto the roof and then scrambling up to her window. This description continues to develop the setting by explaining where everything is located. It also contributes to the characterization of Zita by describing her courage and agility.
