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aCTIvITy 1.5
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analyzing Language
My Notes
14 With Mr. Lasher my grades improved significantly. I was either first or second in every subject, and he even gave me a Satisfactory in conduct. As the tallest boy in the sixth grade, I was on the honor guard and was scheduled to carry the flag at the graduation exercises, an honor I almost missed because of God’s revenge. . . .
Second Read
• Reread the personal narrative to answer these text-dependent questions.
• Write any additional questions you have about the text in your Reader/Writer Notebook.
1. Key Ideas and Details: Reread paragraphs 9–10. What were the main causes of the narrator’s bad behavior?
2. Craft and Structure: What is the metaphor in paragraph 14, and how does it help characterize Mrs. Conway?
3. Key Ideas and Details: Reread paragraph 20. Based on what the narrator says and what you know about his character, why might books and reading be so important to him?
4. Craft and Structure: In paragraph 22, what word does the narrator use to describe his “Needs Improvement” mark on his report card? What does that word choice convey to the reader?
5. Key Ideas and Details: Review your annotations for the incidents and responses in the story. How do these events shape the narrator’s character over the course of the story? Support your ideas with details from the text.
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