Text-dependent questions
ctions: for the following questions, choose the best answer or respond in complete sentences.
1.
part a: which statement expresses the central idea of the text?
after being shot and paralyzed, harriott decided to fully commit herself to
changing legislation around gun control.
harriott considers her experience being shot and paralyzed as a defining
moment in her life that continues to shape her today.
c. harriott didn't allow her experiences of being shot or paralyzed hold her back
from being the compassionate and driven individual that she is.
when harriott forgave the man who shot and paralyzed her, she revealed
children's capacity for compassion and forgiveness.
2.
part b: which detail from the text best supports the answer to part a?
*my mom's kind of like, you have a voice, you need to use it.'t understand
where she's coming from,' she said." (paragraph 6)