The Brief Bedford Reader pg 85
By Jonathan Bethards
“Code Three”
Questions on meaning
What would you say is the writers purpose in this essay? It is primarily to entertain readers with an exciting story, or dose he seem to have another purpose as well? How can you tell?
What actually happened to the man to prompt a 911 call? Does Bethards provide enough explanation for readers to know? It is necessary to understand the details of the patients condition to understand the rest of the story?
Why did the situation threaten to become violet? How does Bethards explain the wife’s behavior?
Bethards does not state a thesis. What is the controlling idea of his narrative?
questions on Writting strategy
What point of view Bethards takes as a narrator?
What is the effect of Bethards’s opening paragraph? Why does he begin his narrative in the middle?
“Code Three” is a particularly gripping student narrative. How does Bethards create suspense through the essay?
Other Methods Where does Bethards use process analysis to explain events for an audience of laypeople not trained in medical procedures?
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