Please help ;-; CHOOSE ONE:
Hate
Compassion
Self-Awareness

Highlight your choice of topic!

What do you see the author saying about the abstract idea that you chose (hate, compassion, or self-awareness)? Brainstorm some ideas here.
I believe the author might be saying:

List two direct quotations from the story that show us that this is what the author is saying.
Textual evidence could be:
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2.

Write a thematic statement (one full sentence) that tells us what the writer wants to say about the abstract idea that you chose (hate, compassion, or self-awareness). Then explain how your textual evidence shows this. See the example above!

Theme Sentence:

Explanation of Evidence:

Read the excerpt from "object lesson, part 2." "no sign of the original envelope? " "no." "i found two boys with bills — in each case a single, too. david strager and joey buell. no envelope." louise's brows met. ellery glanced up at the clock. 9: 07. he strolled over to her. "don't show them you're worried. there's nothing to worry about. we have twenty-eight minutes." he raised his voice, smiling. which statement explains the inference ellery makes and why he makes it? he infers that miss carpenter thinks they are not going to find the thief because he sees her facial expression. he infers that it will take twenty-eight more minutes to find the missing money because that is all the time he has. he infers that the original envelope will not be found because neither david strager nor joey buell has it. he infers that david strager and joey buell took the money because they each have a dollar bill.