Question 1:
One central idea in About Russell is: mental illness can take a toll, but it
does not always sever the bonds that connect people.
How does the anecdote from the text help to show this central idea?
Find a
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Question 1:
One central idea in About Russell is: mental illness can take a toll, but it
does not always sever the bonds that connect people.
How does the anecdote from the text help to show this central idea?
Find a piece of textual evidence from the passage below. Write the
evidence in the first column. Then in the second column, explain how the
textual evidence helps to show this central idea.
Text:
From page 129:
I was out one day with my daughters shopping for groceries. It wasn’t
any day. It was my fortieth birthday. We turned the corner to walk down
our block when Stephanie, my youngest daughter, said, “There’s Uncle
Russell!” He was at the garbage dump of a nearby apartment building
rummaging for bottles. He looked up in time as we crossed toward him
and said, “Happy birthday little sister.”
List specific textual evidence
from the above paragraph here.
Explain how the textual
evidence in the paragraph on
the left supports the central
idea stated in the question.
It was my fortieth birthday.
My youngest daughter said,
It stated it because, Russell is
becoming pretty old, and with
children it makes it quite harder
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https://www.coursehero.com/file/34473703/73-Central-Idea-and-Tone-in-About-Russelldocx/“There’s Uncle Russell!” for him to be well. I can see he
might try to become better and
pretend to be better for his little
girl but Russell cannot handle it as
much stuff as he used to.
Question 2: The tone of a passage is the author’s attitude towards the
subject he or she is writing about. The author will express tone by
choosing words carefully.
What is the tone of the passage below? What specific words and phrases
has the author used to lead you to the conclusion of her tone?
From page 124:
Before our eyes, Russell became a different person. His teammates
nicknamed him Cobra because his head weaved from side to side as he
climbed uphill in his cross-country runs. A nickname! Actual friends!
Rosalind and I thought. We were thrilled that Russell had come out of his
shell. Every night following practice, he’d entertain us with hilarious
stories of Rico, Francois, E-Train, and Vernon, imitating their put-downs,
gestures, and running styles.
List specific words or phrases
the author used in the passage
above.
Identify the author’s tone.
Cobra
Nickname! Actual friends!
The Authors tone seemed as if
she did not have many friends
growing up and she made seem
as if that’s what she and he
somewhat friends did. She
seemed as if she did the joking
around as Russell did with his
friends.
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https://www.coursehero.com/file/34473703/73-Central-Idea-and-Tone-in-About-Russelldocx/Question 3: Read passages A and B from the story. Contrast the tone
of each passage.
How has the author’s tone changed in the story? Write your response in
the form of a paragraph contrasting the tone of each passage.
Use the ACE writing strategy to help you plan and construct your
paragraph. Be sure to clearly identify the tone of each passage in your
response
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