Goodbye to my twinkie days by nguyen

comprehension: 1, 2, 3, 4

1. why?

2. what is the significance of a”snack cake”?

3. what does she mean? in what sense is junk food particularly american?

4. what special meaning do hostess twinkies have for asian americans?

purpose & audience 1, 2, 3

1. how much does nguyen assume her readers know about twinkies? how can you tell?

2. what is nguyen’s purpose? is she writing about how much she will miss twinkies, or is she writing about something else? explain.

3. does this essay have an explicitly stated thesis, or is the thesis implied? what dominant impression does nguyen want to convey?

style & structure: 2, 3

2. why does nguyen mention pollan? what point is she trying to make?

3. instead of the colon, why doesn’t nguyen use a comma? instead of the semicolon, why doesn’t she use a period?