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look closely at this illustration. what do you think the story is about?
a.
a family goes to the beach on vacation. they build sandcastles and swim in the ocean. it is so hot!
b.
two children are playing in the snow. their sled runs into a tree. the younger child cries because she hurt
her arm.
c.
it is snowing hard. a mother makes her children play inside. they are sad. they wanted to play in the snow.
d.
it is the first snow of winter. two children go through the snow on their sled. they are having a great time!

Demonstrating understanding of jem's development one way to demonstrate understanding of character and theme is by writing from the perspective of a character. for this assignment, compose a short poem from the perspective of jem. your poem should detail his feelings about either a. his father, atticus or b. mrs. dubose. the poem must accurately trace the progression of jem's attitudes and beliefs, highlighting the important events and shifts in his perspective detailed above. your writing should also sound like jem, using voice and word choice that reflects the voice and word choice found in the novel. the poem can be a free poem (meaning it does not need to rhyme or follow a particular format). it should be a minimum of twenty-lines in length, have a title, and follow conventional rules of spelling, grammar, and punctuation.