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Middle School-Language Arts
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| Say: | Make sure to highlight any word or idea that you do not understand. |
"It is quite true," Mr. Crangle said at 3:49, "that only someone above all personal emotions, only someone who can look at the whole thing as if from the outside, can be trusted morally to make such a decision." As the big hand reached 3:50, he felt a sense of power surge deeply through him. "Think, Pet. In ten minutes. In ten little minutes, when I say the word, all the evil people all over the world will become half their present size, so they can be known. All the uncaught murderers and the tyrants and the proud and sinful, all the bullies and the wrongdoers and the blackmailers and nicotine fiends and transgressors." His eyes blazed with omnipotence. "All of them, every one."
Pet said, "Nut."
Mr. Crangle gave her one.
"I know you don't agree fully with the half-size solution," he said, "but I do believe it to be the best one, all things considered."
| Ask: | Was the prediction correct? |
| Ask: | Who has Clarifying Card #1? Are there any words you don't understand? We will clarify one word at a time. |
| Ask: | Who has Make a Picture in Your Mind Card #1? Please tell us what picture came to your mind when I read this part of the story. |
| Ask: | Who has Teacher-like Questions Card #1? Please ask a Teacher-Like Question. |
| Ask: | Does anyone else have a teacher-like question? |
| Ask: | Who has Summary Card #1? Please summarize this part of the story in one sentence. |
| Ask: | Who has Prediction Card #2? What do you think will happen in the next part of the story? |