Vocabulary
Early that day, THIS turned, and the snow was melting into dirty water.
The weather (line 1)
This character uncovers the blanket from around the baby's head.
She (line 23)
Early that day, the weather turned and the snow was mellting into dirty water.
Mood
This repeats the statement you make at the beginning of the paragraph.
The closing sentence.
This is not in the story
a) cars
b) stove
c) mattress
c) mattress
In the story, the kitchen is described as THIS.
Little (line 18)
This character was in the bedroom pushing clothes into a suitcase.
He
"No, but I want the baby. I’ll get someone to come by for his things." The speaker's tone is THIS.
Calm.
This is the second most important part of the power paragraph.
The evidence
This person is treated as a thing, an object.
The baby
The fight between the woman and the man is referred to as THIS.
A scuffle (line 34)
This character was "red-faced and screaming."
The baby
"You’re not touching this baby, she said." Her tone is THIS.
Defiant, uncooperative, confrontational, etc.
This is where you develop your main point. It should really be more than one sentence long.
Your explanation
This is used as a symbol of a broken relationship.
The flowerpot
The man did THIS to his suitcase, almost like a seatbelt.
Fastened (line 16)
These 2 characters scream in the story.
She (line 45) and the baby (line 34)
"Cars slushed by on the street outside, where it was getting dark. But it was getting dark on the inside too."
Hmm, I have a feeling that something ibad s going to happen in this story.
Foreshadowing
This is the most important part of the power paragraph.
The claim
They fought over these two issues.
The baby's picture and the baby.
This word in the story describes the sound that the tires make in the sown.
Slushed (line 3)
This character goes against what they say. How ironic!
"In this manner, the issue was decided."
Wait! What's the issue?
Who deserves the baby?
This is what we mean by claim.
It is a statement that you need to prove either true or false.
These two things are referred as "little" in the short story "Little Things".
The window (line 2), the kitchen (line 18)