Students were asked to write a response to an excerpt from Barrio Boy. Tyler selected the excerpt below.
We stayed only one day at the hotel, long enough for me to become acquainted with the bathtub, located in another closet next to the toilet. A rope of water twisted and whirled from a brass faucet, filling the tub. I sat in the cold water up to my neck and discovered that I could slide down the back of the tub and hit the bottom with a great splash. When my water party was interrupted, both the bathroom and I got a scrubbing. Which would be the most clear and detailed topic sentence to begin Tyler's response?
A. In this excerpt, the author takes a bath and writes a lot about the details and he gets in some trouble.
B. In this excerpt, the author uses the bathtub and it is very cold and splashy.
C. In this excerpt, the author uses descriptive language to share his experience in a modern American bathroom.
D. In this excerpt, he tells about a tub and a faucet and a lot of new experiences he has in the United States.
C. In this excerpt, the author uses descriptive language to share his experience in a modern American bathroom.
Read the excerpt from Barrio Boy by Ernesto Galarza.
Hanging from a cord attached to the middle of the ceiling there was an electric bulb, low enough for an adult to reach and turn the black switch. I realized that this was our own electric light for us to turn on and off as we pleased. I pushed a chair under it and after some instruction from my mother proceeded to create lightning in the room by turning the switch as fast as I could. Which effective technique does the author mainly use to write this excerpt?
A. clear point of view
B. interesting dialogue
C. detailed action
D. logical sequencing