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Traveling with Charley: Literary Nonfiction
INdePeNdeNT
readING LINk
Read and Respond
Use at least two of the
reading strategies from
this activity (Diffusing, Chunking, Visualizing) on your independent reading book. Which did you choose, and how did they help you make meaning of the text? Write about how you used these strategies on your independent reading in your Reader/
Writer Notebook and/or your Independent Reading Log.
my Notes
Working from the Text
6. Underline the last line of the text. What conclusion does Steinbeck make about animals?
7. What happened in the text that led him to this conclusion? With a partner or small group, go back through the text looking for sentences or passages that support Steinbeck’s conclusion. Copy a line or summarize a passage from the text:
8. Describe how the line or passage supports Steinbeck’s conclusion about animals. 9. Why do you think Steinbeck brought his dog along on this trip?
Check Your Understanding
Write a paragraph about the central idea of the story. Be sure to explain how the details in the story support and elaborate on the central idea.
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