Read the instructions for this self-checked activity. Type in your response to each question and check your answers. At the end of the activity, write a brief evaluation of your work. Activity
In this activity, you’ll select either a fiction or nonfiction text to read independently. Before, during, and after you read, you’ll use comprehension strategies to monitor your understanding and annotate the text to show deeper understanding of the passage.

Part A
Take a look at the fiction text, “The Storyteller,” and the nonfiction text, “Was Einstein a Space Alien?” Select one text to read independently. Once you’ve selected a text, note the following:

the title of the text you selected
the reason, or purpose, you selected the text
a question you have about the text

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How are the characters of tablin and keyn revealed in this excerpt from "the guard" by simon dunbar? a. indirectly through dialogue and by thoughts and actions b. directly through a narrative description c. indirectly through dialogue "where's my horse? " keyn asked. tablin looked around the dirt courtyard. he tried to peer through the shadowy arches of the flowing barrel. he even twisted in his saddle to look across the merchant's bazaar, past tents and warehouses filled with goods. "i don't know," he said. "did you leave it in your mouth? it's the only place i can think of that's big enough." keyn laughed; something got stuck in his throat half way, and he coughed for breath. "i can see you're good to go,” tablin observed as keyn struggled to clear his throat. “go get your horse yourself before i take the job and leave you to rot in the flowing barrel."

What are themes in exhalation by ted chiang