What are Laurie’s mother’s expectations of Charles’s mother? Laurie’s mom expects Charles’ mom to be worn out and Reference page 302 and cite evidence to support your exhausted, ready to apologize for her son. Readers know this conclusion. because the text says this—“At the meeting I sat restlessly, scanning each comfortable matronly face, trying to determine which one hid the secret of Charles. None of them looked to me haggard enough. No one stood up in the meeting and apologized for the way her son had been acting. No one mentioned Charles.” According to the teacher, how is Laurie doing in kindergarten? “’We had a little trouble adjusting, the first week or so,’ she (page 302) said primly, ‘but now he’s a fine little helper. With lapses, of course.”’ On page 302, what is Laurie’s mother’s response? How does “Laurie usually adjusts very quickly,…I suppose this time it’s this response reveal that Laurie’s mother does not immediately Charles’s influence.” Laurie’s mother is still blaming Charles for see the similarity between Laurie and Charles’ behavior Laurie’s bad behavior. pattern? What is the last sentence in the text? How does it reveal that “Charles?” she said. “We don’t have any Charles in the Laurie has manipulated his parents? kindergarten.” The manipulation that is revealed is that Charles doesn’t exist. If there isn’t “any Charles in the kindergarten" (page 303), then The reader can infer that Laurie invented Charles, an imaginary who is he? character, in order to be able to discuss at home his bad behavior at school. Tier II Academic Vocabulary These words require less time to learn These words require more time to learn (They are concrete or describe an object/event/ (They are abstract, have multiple meanings, are a part process/characteristic that is familiar to students) of a word family, or are likely to appear again in future texts)
What are Laurie’s mother’s expectations of Charles’s mother? Reference page 302 and cite evidence to support your conclusion. Laurie’s mom expects Charles’ mom to be worn out and exhausted, ready to apologize for her son. Readers know this because the text says this—“At the meeting I sat restlessly, scanning each comfortable matronly face, trying to determine which one hid the secret of Charles. None of them looked to me haggard enough. No one stood up in the meeting and apologized for the way her son had been acting. No one mentioned Charles.” According to the teacher, how is Laurie doing in kindergarten? (page 302) “’We had a little trouble adjusting, the first week or so,’ she said primly, ‘but now he’s a fine little helper. With lapses, of course.”’ On page 302, what is Laurie’s mother’s response? How does this response reveal that Laurie’s mother does not immediately see the similarity between Laurie and Charles’ behavior pattern? “Laurie usually adjusts very quickly,…I suppose this time it’s Charles’s influence.” Laurie’s mother is still blaming Charles for Laurie’s bad behavior. What is the last sentence in the text? How does it reveal that Laurie has manipulated his parents? “Charles?” she said. “We don’t have any Charles in the kindergarten.” The manipulation that is revealed is that Charles doesn’t exist. If there isn’t “any Charles in the kindergarten" (page 303), then who is he? The reader can infer that Laurie invented Charles, an imaginary character, in order to be able to discuss at home his bad behavior at school. Tier II Academic Vocabulary These words require less time to learn (They are concrete or describe an object/event/ process/characteristic that is familiar to students) These words require more time to learn (They are abstract, have multiple meanings, are a part of a word family, or are likely to appear again in future texts)
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