Untwined Review with Theme

​Excerpt Review from "Untwined"

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Before, when I would try to sketch a moment like this -- a still and uncomfortable moment -- if Isabelle was there, she'd turn around and look at me now and then, waving as if to a camera to make sure I could see her. So I sketch Isabelle in. I sketch her right in the middle of my ruins. ​

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Open Ended

Giselle says, "I sketch her right in the middle of my ruins." What do you think she means by this?

Multiple Choice

A theme of "Untwined" is Memory Helps Heal Grief. Which option has the best piece of textual evidence that supports the theme?

• "We shared a flowered rug we called the Magic Carpet and a seashell chandelier that now hangs from Isabelle's ceiling."

• "...and there she would be, waking up from the same nightmare, just in time to rock me back to sleep. Now I will always be alone with my nightmares."

• "And here I am surrounded by ruins."

• "So I sketch Isabelle in. I sketch her right in the middle of my ruins."

Open Ended

In the beginning of our Unit on Identity, we answered the question "What Makes Us Who We Are? How does Danticat's novel change your thoughts about identity?

Don't say "I don't know". Think and try your best. You can do this.