Citing Textual Evidence

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With whom is Michael Living?

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Jacko and Toby

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What can you infer about Jacko's mood?

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He's grumpy

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Which of the following would be considered explicit textual evidence? Michael woke up with a start. Someone was banging at the front door. Heavy footsteps clomped over the bare boards of the hallway. A shouting of voices. Jacko's familiar growl, then the front door slammed shut. Michael shivered and pulled the thin blanket closer around his shoulders. Through the cracked glass of the curtainless window, the sky looked gray and dirty. A groan from the other mattress told him that Toby was awake as well. Options: Michael was trying to sleep, Toby is Michael's brother, Michael and Toby were cold, "the sky looked gray and dirty"

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"the sky looked gray and dirty"

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What can you infer about the place they are living? Michael woke up with a start. Someone was banging at the front door. Heavy footsteps clomped over the bare boards of the hallway. A shouting of voices. Jacko's familiar growl, then the front door slammed shut. Michael shivered and pulled the thin blanket closer around his shoulders. Through the cracked glass of the curtainless window, the sky looked gray and dirty. A groan from the other mattress told him that Toby was awake as well.

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It's dull and uncared for

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Which words help describe the setting? "Michael woke up with a start.", "A shouting of voices.", "...cracked glass of the curtainless window...", "then the front door slammed shut."

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"...cracked glass of the curtainless window..."

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Where is the beach? Options: on a deserted coast, in a city suburb, in a small town, in a mountain village

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in a small town

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How do you think Emily feels?

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unhappy

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Emily probably _______________.

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wants to be left alone

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Which textual evidence best describes Emily's thoughts and feelings? Options: "... till she could walk home from school in peace...", "... sea eagle that called Emily...", "... its broad wings dusty...", "... the bird seemed to urge her to come down."

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"... till she could walk home from school in peace..."

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What time of day do you think it is and why? It was the sea eagle that called Emily down to the beach. It hovered above the waves, it's broad wings dusty where the land had left its mark, its small eyes that could follow the horizon bright and keen. She hadn't meant to come down onto the beach. She'd meant to sit at the top of the ramp till the other kids had left the street, till she could walk home from school in peace without strangers staring at her, but somehow the bird seemed to urge her to come down.

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afternoon because she is coming home from school