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Characters, Conflict, and Idioms in "Daughter of Invention" by Julia Alvarez Answers

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A fluent reader thinks about phrasing. To read aloud smoothly, a reader groups words that go together and takes a breath only after saying the complete phrase.If you were reading aloud from "Daughter of Invention,” which underlined words would you need to say together as a group? Check all that apply.Her daughters would seek her out at night when she seemed to have a momentYoyo stormed out of that room and into her own.She was a good enough Mami, fussing and scolding and giving adviceImportant,

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Her daughters would seek her out at night when she seemed to have a moment
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Yoyo stormed out of that room and into her own.
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She was a good enough Mami, fussing and scolding and giving advice
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Important, crucial, final things, and here was their own mother, who didn’t have a second
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“I kept telling you, one of these days my ship would pass me by in the night!”
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Sample Response: When I read silently, I read quickly and got the big picture of what was happening in the passage. When I read aloud the first time, I read slower, trying to pronounce the words correctly and chunking words together for meaning. When I read aloud, I was able to pay more attention to clues for tone. I read with better pacing and more expression, which helped me understand what the characters were feeling. What improved for you each time you read the text? Check all that apply.my

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my accuracy
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my pacing
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my expression
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my understanding
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What is the tone of the first line of dialogue until “Gettysburg”?

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Selection 1:reassuring
Selection 2:a punctuation clue
Selection 3:excited
Selection 4:Four score
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[___]

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a narration clue
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a text formatting clue
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a punctuation clue
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excited
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fearful
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mocking
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calm her down
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Four score
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like the Americans say

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