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Activity 1 Read carefully the narrative passage. Answer the questions on your answer sheet. The Wooden Bowl by Ramona Moreno Winner A frail old man went to live with his son, daughter-in-law, and a four-year old grandson. The old man’s hands trembled, his eyesight was blurred, and his step faltered. The family ate together nightly at the dinner table. But the elderly grandfather’s shaky hands and failing sight made eating rather difficult. Peas rolled off his spoon onto the floor. When he grasped the glass often milk spilled on the tablecloth. The son and daughter-in-law became irritated with the mess. “We must do something about grandfather,” said the son. I’ve had enough of his spilled milk, noisy eating, and food on the floor. So, the husband and the wife set a small table in the corner. There, grandfather ate alone while the rest of the family enjoyed dinner at the dinner table. Since grandfather had broken a dish or two, his food was served in a wooden bowl. Sometimes when the family glanced in grandfather’s direction, he had a tear in his eyes as he ate alone.
Still, the only words the couple had for him were sharp admonitions when he dropped a fork or spilled food. The four-year- old watched it all in silence. ?ne evening before supper, the father noticed his son playing with wood scraps on the ?oor. He asked the child sweetly, “What are you making?” Just as sweetly, the boy responded, “Oh, I am making a little howl for you and mama to eat your food when I grow up.” The four-year-old smiled and went hack to work. The words so struck the parents that they were speechless. Then tears started to stream down their cheeks. Though no words were spoken, both knew what must he done. That evening the husband took the grandfather’s hand and gently led him back to the family table. For the mmainder of his days he ate every meal with the family. And for some reason, neither hUshand nor wife seemed to care any longer when a fork was dropped, milk spilled, or the tahlecloth soiled. QUESTIONS: 1. What is the setting of the story? . Who are the characters? 2 3. What is the conflict? How it was resolved in the story? 4 . What is the theme? How it is applicable in our present situation?
Activity 2 Write your own narrative with 5-8 sentences. You can have the working title “My Experiences During Pandemic”. You can narrate what have you learned during this time. What have you accomplished so far? Remember to indicate the needed elements; setting, character, plot, and theme. Use transitional devices to link the events or experiences in the story. My Experiences During Pandemic

In “Excerpt from
Printer’s Ink
” and “Excerpt from
Young Ben Franklin
,” what quality about Ben Franklin is emphasized in both articles? How does each author support this quality about Ben Franklin? Use details from both articles to support your response.
I am so confused on what the answer is.

In Jupiter Hammon’s “An Address to Miss Phillis Wheatley,”
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he expresses the common 18th century Christian view that the enslavement of Africans was a sign of God’s “mercy” since it provided the enslaved the opportunity to become Christians and hence attain eternal salvation of their souls. Find the one stanza that seems to depart from that view and explain why you think it does.