1. through your answers and cite evidence for each of
DO NOW: 1st Period ELA
For the 10 comprehension questions you answered yesterday (at the end of the story), please go back
through your answers and cite evidence for each of
them.
You can do this by:
1) Placing the page # and paragraph # next to where you found the answers for each question or
2) Underline the text where you found the answer and write the question number (1, 2, 3, 4, 5,...) next to the underlined text.

2. Agenda 8/26/15 English 9/10 1. DO NOW 2. Book vote
3. Continue comprehension questions
5. Character chart
6. If time – start character development presentation

3. Comprehension Questions
1. What kind of a boy is Alfred? What are some of the things Alfred did in the story to show this?
2. Had Alfred ever been in trouble before? What are some of the things Mrs. Higgins did and said in the story that show this?
3. Does Alfred love his mother? Give reason why you think as you do.
4. Why do you think Alfred went to the kitchen to see his mother?
5. What did the author mean in the last paragraph when he wrote, “It seemed to him that this was the first time he had ever looked upon his mother”?

4. Exit Ticket: Please answer the 2 questions below:
Answer this question: Now that you've read “All the Years of Her Life” in its entirety, what do you think the title means? What do you think are the observations about life illustrated in this story (another way to think about the last question: why would the author write a story like this)?

5. DO NOW: 2nd Period ELA Answer the following questions:
Now that you've read “All the Years in Her Life” in its entirety, what do you think the title means?
What do you think are the observations about life illustrated in the story? (Another way to think about this question: why would the author write a story like this?)