Read the two stories below titled “Introducing Susan” and “A Day in the Strawberry Fields.” As you read the stories, look for the spots where the authors explicitly describe the theme, or thesis, of their stories with nut graphs. Underline the nut graph in each story. Then fill out an accompanying thesis worksheet for each of the stories, using the attached Word document. The instructions for filling out the worksheet are in the attached “Thesis Worksheet Guide.” To turn in this assignment, you will submit four documents: Two thesis worksheets and the Word documents of the stories with the thesis statements (nut graphs) underlined.

Read the two stories below titled “Introducing Susan” and “A Day in the Strawberry Fields.” As you read the stories, look for the spots where the authors explicitly describe the theme, or thesis, of their stories with nut graphs. Underline the nut graph in each story. Then fill out an accompanying thesis worksheet for each of the stories, using the attached Word document. The instructions for filling out the worksheet are in the attached “Thesis Worksheet Guide.” To turn in this assignment, you will submit four documents: Two thesis worksheets and the Word documents of the stories with the thesis statements (nut graphs) underlined.

“Introducing Susan” by Lane DeGregory: Introducing Susan.docx

“A Day in the Strawberry Fields Seems Like Forever” by Hector Becerra: A Day in the

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