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Ms. Brown's Front Porch
1 Jacob tried to walk quickly past Ms. Brown's front porch, but she was sitting there in her old rocking chair as always. She called "Hello, Jacob," but when Jacob waved but didn't linger, she added, "Young man, it's important to take time to relax. Come and sit for a minute." Reluctantly, Jacob climbed the steps and settled into an empty chair, asking politely, "How are you, Ms. Brown?"
2 As usual, Ms. Brown related a string of tales about her extended family, who lived several states away. Jacob nodded sympathetically, but as the minutes wore on, he wondered when he could leave without seeming rude. He was already embarrassingly late for his drama club meeting. But Ms. Brown had moved on to complaining about her eyes, which were bothering her. "The most troubling thing about my vision," she said, "is that I can't read the way I used to. I loved reading novels and even plays to take my mind off things for a while."
3 Jacob stopped glancing at his watch and looked thoughtfully at Ms. Brown. "You know," he said seriously, "maybe I could help you with that. My drama club could read to you in the evenings and maybe even act out some scenes." Seeing Ms. Brown's delighted expression, he continued, "I'll tell the club when I see them at the meeting today. Maybe we could even attempt our first reading tonight!"
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Select the correct answer from each drop-down menu.
The theme of "Ms. Brown's Front Porch" is that
.
The theme develops as first Jacob
, but then Jacob
.
1 Jacob tried to walk quickly past Ms. Brown's front porch, but she was sitting there in her old rocking chair as always. She called "Hello, Jacob," but when Jacob waved but didn't linger, she added, "Young man, it's important to take time to relax. Come and sit for a minute." Reluctantly, Jacob climbed the steps and settled into an empty chair, asking politely, "How are you, Ms. Brown?"
2 As usual, Ms. Brown related a string of tales about her extended family, who lived several states away. Jacob nodded sympathetically, but as the minutes wore on, he wondered when he could leave without seeming rude. He was already embarrassingly late for his drama club meeting. But Ms. Brown had moved on to complaining about her eyes, which were bothering her. "The most troubling thing about my vision," she said, "is that I can't read the way I used to. I loved reading novels and even plays to take my mind off things for a while."
3 Jacob stopped glancing at his watch and looked thoughtfully at Ms. Brown. "You know," he said seriously, "maybe I could help you with that. My drama club could read to you in the evenings and maybe even act out some scenes." Seeing Ms. Brown's delighted expression, he continued, "I'll tell the club when I see them at the meeting today. Maybe we could even attempt our first reading tonight!"
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Select the correct answer from each drop-down menu.
The theme of "Ms. Brown's Front Porch" is that
.
The theme develops as first Jacob
, but then Jacob
.
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GPT-4o mini
The theme of "Ms. Brown's Front Porch" is that **taking time to connect with others can lead to unexpected joy and fulfillment**.
The theme develops as first Jacob **tries to rush past Ms. Brown, feeling burdened by his own schedule**, but then Jacob **realizes the value of spending time with her and offers to help by involving his drama club to read and act for her**.
The theme develops as first Jacob **tries to rush past Ms. Brown, feeling burdened by his own schedule**, but then Jacob **realizes the value of spending time with her and offers to help by involving his drama club to read and act for her**.