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Narrative Structure in We've Got a Job

Question 1 • CR CCPS 1001040-M/J Language Arts 2 Sem 1 V26-27

Read this excerpt from We’ve Got a Job: The 1963 Children’s March.Lucinda Robey, a friend of Arnetta's mother, recruited interested youngsters to participate in the Movement. She picked Arnetta up and drove her to the training, which was held in the basement of Sixteenth Street Baptist Church. Arnetta discovered that the sessions were as tough as boot camp, and the teachers were as tough as the nuns at St. Mary's.Which part of the narrative structure does the author develop in this excerpt?

Answer
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Plot is developed as Arnetta becomes involved in social activism.
B
Characterization is developed to reveal Arnetta’s physical condition.
C
Conflict is developed as Arnetta is disciplined harshly at boot camp.
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Setting is developed in the description of the church basement.

Explanation

The excerpt explains how Arnetta is recruited and taken to training, showing how she becomes involved in the Movement. This develops the plot by describing an important event in her story. The comparison to boot camp describes the demanding training, but it does not show Arnetta’s physical condition or establish a central conflict.

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