Sequence and Meaning - Jamaica Kincaid's "Girl"

Today we'll read "Girl," a short piece by Jamaica Kincaid.  Here is a link to a copy of it.

After we heard it out loud a few times, I asked you to select one of the phrases and do a little writing to explore what it means, either looking deeper into the actual meaning or thinking about what it is implying.

We made a list of the "voices" in the piece.  On one wall we listed all of the "things" present in the piece - people, food, objects, etc.  On the other wall we listed all of the "topics" the piece discusses - instructions it gives or issues it raises either implicitly or explicitly.

Then, you selected one of the "things" and wrote in the first person of that "thing" to explain one of the "topics."  So for example, the "flies" might explain "how to act in church" or "wharf rat boys" may explain "being independent."