D. Bubar ELA 7 Close Read Charles by Shirley Jackson Purpose: This story has a surprise ending.

What does the author learn about Charles? Frontloaded information? Potentially define fresh Potentially remind students of bold-faced vocabulary words and footnotes

Text dependent questions: 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. How does the author describe her son Laurie in the first paragraph? In lines 7-17, what changes does the author note in Lauries behavior? What conflict is introduced at the dinner table in lines 18-37? What effect does Charles have on Laurie? (Scaffolds could point students to lines 48-84) What changes occur in Charles behavior by the third week of kindergarten? What important piece of information does the author learn at the PTA meeting? How does the information the author learns create a surprise at the end of the story?