facing Challenges
The author describes a dangerous situation in the wilderness. What key idea does this detail support.
What is survival requires problem- solving and courage.
The author mentions limited food and resources. What key idea does this evidence point to?
What is survival depends on resourcefulness.
Survival stories like this often share this universal theme
What is resilience in the face of hardship
What is the main idea of paragraphs 1-4
The narrator witnessed the Tiananmen Square protests as a five year old child in 1989
Evidence of the character struggling against nature supports which larger theme?
The text shows the character remembering survival skills. What does this suggest about the bigger idea?
The character's struggle to survive connects to this larger human experience
What is overcoming obstacles to grow stronger
Which idea is supported by paragraphs 8-9
The Tiananmen Square events helped the narrator understand their parents' experiences.
What is survival is never easy and often life- threatening
When the character reflects fear, how does that detail support the key idea?
What is survival requires managing emotions and staying calm
Evaluating details about danger, resourcefulness, and emotion leads us to this central idea of the text
what is survival depends on both physical and mental strength
Which sentence best shows that the family's past experiences helped shape their approach to life in America?
"Assimilation was the key to survival. You lived by keeping your head down."