Core skills workout: centra lued
nonfiction: "blood, smoke, and freedom," pages 4-9
march 2018
3. read the details from the section “massive attack" listed below. in the box, write a central idea
that these details support.
central idea:
the british has
more experienced
detail 1: “blast by fiery cannon blast, shot by crackling musket shot, the british mowed down the
americans." (p. 9)
detail 2: "in the predawn darkness, more than 15,000 british soldiers began to creep toward
brooklyn only a few thousand american troops were stationed there.” (p. 8)
detail 3: "many americans threw down their weapons and attempted to flee." (p.