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Bead the paragraph from Lucy's narrative.
uld see that my neighbor was struggling with the lone
bag of gracenes cradled in her arms, but I wasn't sure
what should do. Grandma June-what all the
naghborhood kids had called her for as long as I could
remember husd aitways been the one to care for us, to
Help us build stronger forts, to grow better flowers, and to
team from our mistakes. To ask if she needed help with
something as simple as carrying in one bag of groceries
would be like shouting to the world that she was aging.
that she was no longer as strong as she once had been.
Hesitantly walked to the wooden gate that divided our
front lawn from hers and stood there as the package she
was carrying threatened to spill from her arms.
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Lucy decides that this may not be the most effective
way to tell her story. If she wants to create more
suspense in the plot, what would be the best possible
change she could make?
O She could remove the background information about
her past with Grandma June, allowing suspense to
build as the reader wonders who Grandma June is
O She could include more reasons she is hesitant to
assist Grandma June, allowing suspense to build as
the reader begins to believe she will not help
O She could start with the last sentence instead,
allowing suspense to build as the reader wonders why
she is hesitant to ask if Grandma June needs help
O She could begin with more stories about Grandma
June, allowing suspense to build as the reader
wonders why she is talking about Grandma June
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