English 7
I CAN: Research
Information about a new author
Entry Task
Read
the excerpt and make inferences:
Crack! Thunder struck and
rain poured. Max stared blankly out the
window, trying to contain his emotions that raged like the weather. He was beginning to lose it. Dropping the kite from his hand, Max broke
out into full sobs. His mother comforted
him, “There, there, Max. We’ll just find
something else to do.” She began to
unpack the picnic basket that was on the counter and offered him a
sandwich. Max snapped, “I don’t wanna
sand-mich!” A flash from the sky lit up
the living room. Boom! Mom sighed.
1.Why is Max upset?
2. How do you know this? Cite
evidence from the text.
3. What was Mom planning on doing today?
Watch Edgar Allen Poe Video
1. Find a school appropriate SHORT horror story.
2. Read the story.
3. Write a short summary of the story on your
entry task paper.
4. Research the author of the story
5. Write a biography about the author.
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