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interacting in Meaningful Ways: academic Collaboration
Learning Targets
• Ask and answer questions about a short story in collaborative conversations, demonstrating active listening, and drawing upon an expanding pool of language resources for discussing literature.
• Express and support opinions of a short story in conversation.
Turn to your partner to discuss each question about “Thank You, M’am.” After you have discussed a question, write notes about your answer before going on to the next question.
aCtiVitY 2.4
1. Who are the main characters in “Thank You, M’am”? What is their relationship like at first? How does it change during the course of the story?
2. What is the conflict in the story? Is it an internal conflict or an external conflict? Cite evidence from the story that supports your conclusion.
3. What is the theme of this story? What details from the text help you understand the theme?
I think the theme is .
4. What inference can you make about Mrs. Luella Bates Washington Jones? Choose one or two phrases from the text that show what kind of person she is.
Asking Questions
The resolution is the part of the story at which the conflict is solved or ended. With your partner or small group, read aloud paragraphs 44–46 of “Thank You, M’am.” Discuss what questions you have about the resolution. Write one question to share with the whole class.
The text evidence shows that .
The main characters of the story are .
The phrase supports my inference because it shows .
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