Read Chapter 16, "I Will Tell You Just a Little," Chapter 17, "All This Long Time," and the Afterword.
Common Core Objectives
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CCSS.ELA-Literacy.RL.5.1
Quote accurately from a text when explaining what the text says explicitly and when drawing inferences from the text. - 2
CCSS.ELA-Literacy.RL.5.4
Determine the meaning of words and phrases as they are used in a text, including figurative language such as metaphors and similes. - 3
CCSS.ELA-Literacy.RL.5.6
Describe how a narrator's or speaker's point of view influences how events are described. - 4
CCSS.ELA-Literacy.W.5.2
Write informative/explanatory texts to examine a topic and convey ideas and information clearly. - 5