Assessment: Analyze “No Name Woman” in terms of its genre. Make three lists demonstrating the ways “No Name Woman” can be characterized as 1) a memoir, 2) an essay, and 3) a short story (fiction). As you formulate a thesis, you might consider: Does one genre characterize the text better than another? Create an outline for an essay or presentation. Remember to provide specific examples (evidence) from the text to support your argument

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