What kind of narrative is it ? Justif our answer b !uotin" the te#t$
a
first-person narrative
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What does it tell ou about the narrator ?
The narrator is the author herself. She writes about her own experiences as a teacher. / a true story.
Where is the action set ? $
The action is set in the USA, near Boston,
more precisely in Andover, Massachusetts.
Who are the people people mentioned ? What is their relationship relationship with the narrator narrator ?
The people mentioned are e!!y "ambach#s students and children in suburban schools.
)ick out information about the narrator (name / nationality / occupation/ subject)
The narrator is e!!y "ambach herself. She is American $an American teacher% Massachusetts. She teaches teaches creative writin! in a
Boston prison.
from Andover,
)ick out information about the prison ,
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Location
.pe of prison
Suffol4 (ounty / Boston
5ouse of (orrection 6 medium
Suffol4 (ounty 5ouse
security prison
of (orrection
Give information about the students )e"" /ambach /ambach teaches ,
e!!y "ambach teaches criminals incarcerated at Suffol4 (ounty 5ouse of (orrection.
(s she optimistic about her students’ future ? Answer and 0ustif b !uotin" the te#t
e!!y "ambach is not optimistic about her students# future& 'Many of them will pic4 one up the minute they#re bac4 on the street.)
*id her students ever re"ret re"ret resortin" to "un violence ? Justif our our answer with a !uote$
All of them re!ret havin! resorted to !un violence
$ they they wish they had never used a !un to
harm others% as the followin! 7uote su!!ests & ) They all said that they wished they#d never laid their hands on one)
What solution is supported b most most people and wh ?
Most people support !un control not only to protect school children in cities , but also to reduce !un8related violence / !un8related violence / death rate in urban areas.
What solution does )e"" )e"" believe in ? 1#plain in our own words words and 0ustif our answer b
!uotin" the te#t$
e!!y "ambach believes that
'addressin! the underlyin! circumstances that lead people such
as my students to !un violence 9 is a solution . :n other other words, she thin4s that the Authorities should address $6 solve% laws.
the causes of violence in inner cities rather than promotin! !un
