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Unit One: The Courage to Be Me
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LA / Hour _____
Date __________________________
"Eleven" / "President Cleveland, Where Are You?" /
"Nadia the Willful"
A. Answer each question. Use complete sentences. Restate the question in the answer.
1. In “Nadia the Willful,” why did the sheik change his daughter’s title to Nadia the Wise?
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2. What was the main conflict in the story “Eleven”?
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3. In “President Cleveland, Where Are You?” why was Jerry trying to find a President Cleveland card?
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B. In each selection, a character must struggle against something. Circle the NAME of one character. Then
answer each of the following three questions for that one character in complete sentences.
a. Rachel in “Eleven”
b. Jerry in “President Cleveland, Where Are You?”
c. Nadia in "ÏNadia the Willful"
1. Who or what does the character struggle against?
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2. Does he or she win the struggle?
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3. What are the main reasons the character wins or loses the struggle?
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C. Answer the following question.
Eleanor Roosevelt once said, "You must do the thing you think you cannot do." Choose TWO characters from
these selections who would agree with this statement. Give reasons why they would agree. (Write a separate
paragraph of at least three complete sentences for each character. Attach another sheet of paper if you wish.)
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Character 2
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D. Sometimes it takes courage to stay true to yourself. Choose a character from a selection in this part. Write
the name of the character and the selection title. Then describe the challenges the character faced and why
you think the character stayed true to himself or herself—or not. You do not need complete sentences.
Character: _______________________ Selection Title: _________________________________________
What challenges did the character face? _____________________________________________________
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Do you think the character stayed true to himself or herself? __________ Why? ___________________
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There are two sides to this exercise.