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Elizabeth George SpeareA modern alternative to SparkNotes and CliffsNotes, SuperSummary offers high-quality Study Guides with detailed chapter summaries and analysis of major themes, characters, and more. For select classroom titles, we also provide Teaching Guides with discussion and quiz questions to prompt student engagement.
Use these essay questions as writing and critical thinking exercises for all levels of writers (that build literary analysis skills by requiring textual references).
Differentiation Suggestion: For English learners or struggling writers, graphic organizers, sentence starters, group work, or oral responses may prove useful.
Scaffolded Essay Questions
Student Prompt: Write a short (1-3 paragraph) response using one of the outlines below. Cite details from the text to support your work.
1. Saknis takes an interest in Matt as a neighbor.
2. The Beaver clan boys test Matt and find him worthy.
3. Matt gifts his pocket watch to Attean.
By Elizabeth George Speare
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