Reading and Viewing Check

1. Lives Lost - How does Dotson use his stand up in the story? What techniques did he use to get soundbites from the children?
He uses a stand up to transition into the gym area (basketball court). This is information that you can't visual or see directly. He used the Non-Question/Question and the Rule of Threes.

2. Cave Rescue - What is your favorite line of writing from Dotson in this story?
The close

3. Ruby Bridges - How does Dotson use the five tools of a novelist?
The conflict was Ruby Bridges against the racism of America. She was chosen to go to an all white school by herself when she was a little girl. Character growth would be showing Ruby Bridges how strong she is now and how she teaches other kids that the color of your skin shouldn't matter.

4. Pearl Harbor - What is the twist ending in this story?
The man created the memorial.

Lives Lost

"Wait a minute, the two of you both had a crush on Natalie?"
and then he just stayed quiet while all the other kids talked and got answers out of the other boys.