Then and Now

English Language Arts, Grade 9

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Book Title _______________________________________ Then and Now © Copyright NewPath Learning. All Rights Reserved. 93-6147 www.newpathlearning.com Purpose: Purpose Reading Comprehension: Reading Comprehension: CHARACTER ANALYSIS CHARACTER ANALYSIS
© Copyright NewPath Learning. All Rights Reserved. 93-6147 www.newpathlearning.com Purpose: Primary Examples Then and Now Intermediate Examples Book Title:_____________________________________ Book Title:________________________________________ Leo the Late Bloomer by Robert Kraus Holes by Louis Sachar In his own good time he could write, eat neatly and read. He could draw. He spoke in sentences. Leo couldn't read Leo was a sloppy eater He couldn't draw. He couldn't write. He didn't talk. Goes to a detention camp for a crime he didn't commit. Stanley is a weakling. Stanley is overweight. Stanley doesn't have any friends. All the kids pick on him. Stanley has big muscles from all the digging. Stanley has lot of confidence. Stanley stands up for himself and his friends. Stanley becomes respected by the other boys. Stanley makes close friends.