Question

Student A reads the following excerpt from "Civil Peace": "At first he went daily, then every other day and finally once a week, to the offices of the Coal Corporation where he used to be a miner, to find out what was what. The only thing he did find out in the end was that that little house of his was even a greater blessing than he had thought. Some of his fellow ex-miners who had nowhere to return at the end of the day's waiting just slept outside the doors of the offices and cooked what meal they could scrounge together in Bournvita tins. As the weeks lengthened and still nobody could say what was what Jonathan discontinued his weekly visits altogether and faced his palm wine bar." After reading the excerpt, Student A writes this: "If I were in Jonathan's shoes, I'd be really afraid that my family's livelihood depends on people buying palm wine." Which type of evidence describes the support in this student's response best? inferred details textual evidence explicit details personal connection

Answer 1

Personal connection

Step-by-step explanation:

Student A talks about how they would feel in Johnathan's shoes, so it's a personal connection to him.

Answer 2

Personal connection

Step-by-step explanation:

In these lines, the student is making a personal connection in order to provide support for his argument. The student wants to highlight the fact that Jonathan is in a scary and worrisome situation. The way he does this is by thinking of how he would feel if he were in Jonathan's situation. This allows him to better understand the text and to better relate to the characters of the story.