Assignment Task:
Review: My Family Kept My Dad's Secret For Years. I Wasn't Prepared For What Telling The Truth Would Mean. By Melanie Brooks, Guest Writer
Read and annotate our summary/response passage. It is important for you to spend time with this passage with careful reading and thought. Follow the directions below.
Locate or annotate for the following items. Some of your annotations will be notes that answer questions. (*Annotations are notes made directly on the passage.). You can print a hard copy of the passage and annotate on the hard copy using colored pens, pencils, etc. You can also elect to save a copy of the passage to your laptop and annotate digitally. You must mark each item listed below clearly. If you are using color coding for different items, a key should be provided.
- What words in the title set the tone? What kind of tone?
- What do you think the "secret" will be?
- Who is the author? What do we know about her?
- 10 events from the author's story (the biggest events)
- 4 facts the author shares
- 2 opinions the author names held by others
- 2 questions that come to your mind while reading