"Charles" Graphic Organizer - Sandy Jacquez | Laabri

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What is the title of the story?

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Who is the author of the story?

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What is the genre of this text?

A. Fiction

B. Informational

C. Poetry

D. Drama

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What is the story about?

A. Laurie's imaginary friend

B. The daily events of Laurie's kindergarden class

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

A. To inform readers about Charles

B. To persuade readers that Laurie is a liar

C. To emphasize that point of view is important

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

A. Laurie's home

B. Kindergarden class

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What is the intended audience of the text?

A. Students

B. Parents

C. All the above

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

A. "He came running home the same way, the front door slamming open, his cap on the floor, and the voice suddenly became raucous shouting, “Isn’t anybody here?”"

B. "At lunch he spoke insolently to his father, spilled his baby sister’s milk, and remarked that his teacher said we were not to take the name of the Lord in vain.

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.”

D. "No one mentioned Charles"

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

A. Point of View: first person

B. Tone: suspense

C. Tone: Humorous

D. Point of View: second person