Question

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The student who wrote the paragraphs below used details from two differen
sources to respond to the prompt: Rewrite the scene in "Confronting a
Challenge where the narrator discovers the pond and the two skaters.
descriptive details of the setting and dialogue in the new scene.
Include
One day I walked a different route home from school. The path I chose led to
an open field and allowed me to really see the sky. It was pure blue except for a
few cloudy wisps and a thin, white trail of a faraway jet. I had to take my eyes
of the sky to watch my step, though, because the ground began to feel uneven
Before I knew it, I was going down a small hill. At the bottom I found a large
pond that was completely frozen over.
Ben for help, but this woman was a stranger. I could ask her. I walked down to
There, a woman and a young girl were skating. I was too embarrassed to
the edge of the pond. "Excuse me," I said, "I just moved from California and
can't skate. Could you teach me?"
"Sure!" But it wasn't the woman who answered. It was the girl. She sped ove
and skid to a stop. "I'll teach you how to skate like a pro."
Reread the passage. Follow the directions below.
1. Circle descriptive details that help develop the scene.
2. Draw a box around the relevant details that reveal the narrator's problem
3. Underline the dialogue that shows how the narrator's problem will be solve
in this new scene.
4. Write one of the past-tense verbs on the line. My

Answer 1

1.) different route, open field, pure blue....faraway jet, uneven, small hill, frozen over, this woman was a stranger, skid to a stop

2.) uneven ground, "I just moved from California and can't skate, will you teach me?"

3.) "Sure!"........"like a pro"

4.) skid, sped, moved, led, walked,