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1. Relate some personal fears you have, e.g.,
spiders, heights, mice. Draw a conclusion of how
you would respond if confronted with these fears.
2. Observe how you feel at the end of the
third paragraph. The mood that best expresses my
emotion is ____________. Identify two phrases the
author used to facilitate the above mood (exact
text inside quotation marks). 1. 2.
3. List two specific parts of the narrative where
Mark Farrington clues his readers that this is a
flashback. 1.2. 4. Clarify three reasons why
you know this is a personal narrative (my
teacher told me is not a reason). 1. 2. 3.3a.
The author most likely intended his audience to
be A. mothers of young boys. B.
fathers whose wives have gardens.
C. city dwellers. D. boys who
have experienced country life.
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Outline Name____________
4. Locate the paragraph that begins I grew up in
thecountry in Western Massachusetts (side
one). If this topicsentence had been omitted,
cite textual examples that wouldhave led us to
the inference that the setting is, indeed, in
thecountry. 1. 2. 3. 5. Point out a rhetorical
question (cite exact text). Argue how rhetorical
questions play an chief role in any piece of
writing.
6. The
authors purpose for writing this personal
narrative was
most likely A. to
inform readers that his mom was scared of
snakes. B. to
demonstrate his love for his mom through a
humorous memory.
C. to prove his mom was
scared to death of snakes.
D. to persuade readers to kill all snakes that
scare women,
especially mothers. 7. From the last column,
select any use of imagery and illustrate it in
the space below or on the back of this outline.
Be sure to include the exact text you have chosen
underneath your illustration.