Prompts for "What I See When I Look at the Face on the $20 Bill"

In your notebook (5 minutes):

Did you find the ending of Sarah Vowell’s essay to be satisfying or not? Why or why not? Be as specific as you can.

If you have time: Did this essay seem a good length, or is it too long? If you felt it was too long, try to identify two or more areas you would cut.

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In groups of 3 or 4 (8 minutes):

Imagine Sarah Vowell’s process in collecting information for “What I See when I Look at the Face on the $20 bill”:

What research do you think she did for this essay apart from the road-trip with her sister?

What strategies and tools do you imagine she used to collect information during her trip?

If you have time, find as many different kinds of information as you can in this essay and label each. Everyone should have three already listed in your notebook, so start by collecting those, then see if there are any you may have missed.