Writing Homework Help
The Elephant Vanishes Essay
week 6 Please read Haruki Murakami’s story “The Elephant Vanishes”
The Elephant Vanishes
Annotate as you read
After you have finished reading the short story, please sit
and write your first thoughts for about 10 minutes or so
After you have written freely, write a summary of no more
than 3-4 sentences.
What idea is the author showing us through his writing?
Copy out the following introductory clause: In “The Elephant Vanishes,” Murakami is saying that… three times
Complete the clause with three different ideas.
Pick one of your ideas and follow up on it, finding examples from the story to support support the idea you’ve chosen.