"Charles" Graphic Organizer

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The theme of this story is: people's blindness to the flaws of their loved ones—and also their enabling of those flaws

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C. "With the third week of kindergarten Charles was an institution in our family; the baby was being a Charles when she cried all afternoon; Laurie did a Charles when he filled his wagon full of mud and pulled it through the kitchen; even my husband, when he caught his elbow in the telephone cord and pulled the telephone and a bowl of flowers off the table, said, after the first minute, “Looks like Charles.”

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Who is the author of the story?

What is the genre of this text?

What is the story about?

What is the author's purpose to write about this topic?

What is the setting of this text? Check all that apply.

What is the intended audience of the text?

The theme of this story is: people's blindness to the flaws of their loved ones—and also their enabling of those flaws

Which details in the text support the theme of the story? Check all that apply?

Which characteristics of the text prove the theme of the story? Check 3 responses