This comes from the novel “<em><u>Lizzie Bright and the Buckminster Boy</u></em>” written by <u>Gary Schmidt </u>and is about how Turner, the son of a reverend, had to move with his family to Phippsburg, where he met Lizzie, a black girl who lived on an island where former slaves live. He was not happy living there at first but with Lizzie he had a good time.
Question: What aspect of Phippsburg contributes to Turner’s internal conflict at this point in the story?
Answer: A. The town is very small, and everybody can observe and comment on what Turner is doing.
Answer: Blanca and Harris (owners of the factory) closed all doors in the building so nobody can escape the factory. Citizens then protesting saying Murders! Murders! They killed my child. Then they were found guilty.
The option that best reflects the technique the author uses to support her purpose on each excerpt is number 2) “The first excerpt uses facts and statistics, and the second excerpt is told as a story.” In the 1st excerpt the author uses credible sources and statistics to show a reality of refugees in Central America and their reasons for asking for asylum. In except 2 on the other hand, the author narrates a story in the 3er person to illustrate violence, drug and social context of a boy.
Option 1 is incorrect since no narrative skills (1st excerpt) nor quotations are used (2nd excerpt).
Option 3 is also incorrect since text 1 focuses on statistics, not on emotions. And text 2 does not use long explanations.
And option 4 is wrong since no strong words are used in text 1 and the second text is told in the 3rd person point of view instead of first person.
Sample Response: Elizabeth's brother died, and she wanted to fill his role for her disappointed father. Elizabeth was tutored by her pastor and was successful as a student. She was driven to change society's view of girls and seek equal rights.
My response: In the excerpt of Elizabeth Cady Stanton's autobiography you learn about her fathers disappointment about her fathers wanting sons and not daughters. Her brother "went home to die." After that she vowed to learn to be brave. She then got to tutoring from her pastor. she wins a prize in greek.
