Name: ______________________________ Date: ______________________ 6B- _____ Writing: Theme Essay: Practice Editing 1 “BDC” Directions: USE RED or GREEN PEN. Read the essay aloud, quietly, to yourself. Then answer the questions that follow. Finally, make any additional comments or corrections on the essay, itself. The poet, E. E. Cummings once said, takes courage to grow up and “It turn out to be who you really are.” In Don’t Cry” by Avi, a teenage boy, “Biderbiks Charlie Biderbik gets into a fight and doesn’t fight back, his father is ashamed. As the Biderbiks go through this troubling experience, the author examines the theme of standing up for yourself. In the climax of the story, when Mr.Biderbik holds a meeting about the fight, the author expresses a clear understanding of the theme. The author introduces the theme when Mr.Biderbik forces Charlie to attend boxing lessons at the church. Charlie Biderbik is a teenage boy. After attending a school dance, Charlie walks home. He finds himself in the middle of a gang, threatened to fight. This results in Charlie coming home because he didn’t stand up for himself. Mr.Biderbik is ashamed of his son not resisting the fight. After Charlie comes home, Charlie and his father exchange words, “‘Boxing lessons? Charlie said incredulously. Mr.Biderbik nodded. Twice a week. ‘Right. Seven-thirty. Till nine...’ I don’t want to.’ hate fighting.’ ‘But… ‘Why?’ ‘I ‘Charlie, my boy, you don’t have a choice.’ you care how I feel about a meeting.’ ‘Don’t no. Charlie, the meeting is going to happen...’” Essentially, Mr.Biderbik ‘Frankly, signing Charlie up for boxing lessons represents that he thinks that Charlie is a (over)
Name: ______________________________ Date: ______________________ 6B- _____ Writing: “BDC” Theme Essay: Practice Editing 1 Directions: USE RED or GREEN PEN. Read the essay aloud, quietly, to yourself. Then answer the questions that follow. Finally, make any additional comments or corrections on the essay, itself. The poet, E. E. Cummings once said, “It takes courage to grow up and turn out to be who you really are.” In “Biderbiks Don’t Cry” by Avi, a teenage boy, Charlie Biderbik gets into a fight and doesn’t fight back, his father is ashamed. As the Biderbiks go through this troubling experience, the author examines the theme of standing up for yourself. In the climax of the story, when Mr.Biderbik holds a meeting about the fight, the author expresses a clear understanding of the theme. The author introduces the theme when Mr.Biderbik forces Charlie to attend boxing lessons at the church. Charlie Biderbik is a teenage boy. After attending a school dance, Charlie walks home. He finds himself in the middle of a gang, threatened to fight. This results in Charlie coming home because he didn’t stand up for himself. Mr.Biderbik is ashamed of his son not resisting the fight. After Charlie comes home, Charlie and his father exchange words, “‘Boxing lessons? Charlie said incredulously. Mr.Biderbik nodded. ‘Right. Twice a week. Seven-thirty. Till nine...’ ‘But… I don’t want to.’ ‘Why?’ ‘I hate fighting.’ ‘Charlie, my boy, you don’t have a choice.’ ‘Don’t you care how I feel about a meeting.’ ‘Frankly, no. Charlie, the meeting is going to happen...’” Essentially, Mr.Biderbik signing Charlie up for boxing lessons represents that he thinks that Charlie is a (over)
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