When trying to understand a poem, the best place to start is with the question, "What did you notice?" Don't worry about what anything means, just focus on the words on the page. You might notice these two lines rhyme" or "I noticed the
crow, it seemed important to me."
After you read "Dust of Snow," make notes about at least three things you noticed. Then, with an instructor or fellow
student, have a quick discussion about the poem. Share what you noticed. Write down what other people noticed. Did
you notice the same things? What do you feel about the parts that other people have pointed out?
Your response should be at least 150 words in length

the purpose of the heading in the passage is to identify who is telling the story.

this excerpt is part of the book sugar changed the world (2010) written by marc aronson and marina budhos. as the book has been written by two people, the heading "marc" indicates that this specific excerpt is being narrated by aronson. in the fragment, marc describes his grandfather's story after hearing it from his cousin. however, there are other excerpts where budhos is the one that tells the story of her family.

aronson and budhos, who are husband and wife in real life, decided to write sugar changed the world when they found out how sugar, which had an important role in slavery and economy, changed their ancestors' lives.

“way of writing” should be replaced with “writing style"

“idea” should be replaced with “purpose.”

maybe   “people from a long time ago” should be replaced with “elizabethans.”