Darren is reading the excerpt from "Black Day, 1935."

They sat with the howling wind for hours. Then just as quickly as it blew in, the darkness was gone and sunlight poured through the hanging sheets. For a moment all was silent, and then the front door burst open, scattering the newspaper that had sealed it.

Darren is not sure he understands what he is reading. What will most help Darren understand the excerpt?

Darren can look online at pictures of dust storms.
Darren can read an encyclopedia article about dust storms.
Darren can reread the excerpt and create a mental picture of the events in the excerpt.
Darren can keep reading the story and hope he understands this excerpt at a later time.

Demonstrating understanding of jem's development one way to demonstrate understanding of character and theme is by writing from the perspective of a character. for this assignment, compose a short poem from the perspective of jem. your poem should detail his feelings about either a. his father, atticus or b. mrs. dubose. the poem must accurately trace the progression of jem's attitudes and beliefs, highlighting the important events and shifts in his perspective detailed above. your writing should also sound like jem, using voice and word choice that reflects the voice and word choice found in the novel. the poem can be a free poem (meaning it does not need to rhyme or follow a particular format). it should be a minimum of twenty-lines in length, have a title, and follow conventional rules of spelling, grammar, and punctuation.