Genre « Realistic Fiction Essential Question How do your actions affect others? Read about how Tina's actions affect Maura.PCr e Clem L eR Se PORN esse RAO ome m ro teaching me juggling, and I knew he'd help me with my act for the show. STE RC HMOs CRM emer RCM Ce eco “Maura, what's our act going to be?” Tina asked me. “Our act?” I said, taking a tighter grip on my books. Sine esn nme one cog and said “It says acts can be individuals, PERM ey ete aie eer me ce eT fata eta) COE nea cri ae “It'll be fun,” Tina said. 1 TET for a second before continuing. “I’ve got an idea and. ...” Tina interrupted me. “Yeah, me too; eee) eta hole During math, I tried to think of how I would tell Tina that I wanted to do my own act. Pee arses mC mee CSE a Cm ner RCM EEE Cac ee Maca CR Re Ot g resentful about the whole situation. 1 GG Selah; wanted to win, but it was more than that. I wanted to win on my own—with an act that was all mine.NSCOR chsh) soon as we sat down. “I have it all PEC core bg oT from that new TV show, ‘You’ve Got Talent.’ We can sing along to a song and do a dance RHC Bhai me: Tt PE Conner “Yeah, that’s good,” I said. ism Ceo CMe moe og d about my juggling act. STEKO eC Mem aint RETO mOe Cee Ro CeCe Buchs PC RCM AA OMe acolo fumiliatedaeat At recess, I ran around the track a couple of times just to let off steam. When my grandmother picked me up after school, she drove a few minutes and finally said, “Cat got Satta RUE tae ene oe ot | Sa OM ECR CRU a mer tasa Rem Celta: SOC CeCe a ETM atti sa “What?” I shouted. “I told Tina her idea was good.” “No,” said my grandmother, “I said that you weren’t respectful of your own ideas, or you would have spoken Re CURLER CMC iu meta leet TD accountablei@ a (umunnie tatu aaI thought about this. “So what should I do?” I asked. | you to tell the truth,” she said. “It wouldn’t hurt to let Tina know what you want. Besides,” my enema a Ee Com Ty Seelam oe eee Cela POC Ca sac onr ck Cnnarr saint rte are eae M a Tera DOSS mn eRe eM Leta BU ce Chakras Berea Simeon Pia ee ee eee eC a game that I chose, not Tina. I guess standing up for myself did pay off. Make Connections Talk about how Maura was affected by Tina's actions. Tell about a time when someone wouldn't listen to your ideas. What did you do?