Miguel's Monologue Miguel: I awoke with a start because Papa was shaking me and shouting, "FIRE, FIRE! GET UP, GET UP!" My first
thought was of Esperanza, choking on thick smoke, alone and afraid in her bedroom. I followed my parents
outside, and my heart lurched as I saw that it was indeed her house aglow with fire. As we raced into the
courtyard, the air was thick with smoke and we could see flames licking at all of the windows on the first floor.
The horses had caught the scent of smoke on the wind and were screaming with fear.

What is the gist of the first paragraph of Miguel's Monologue above?

Miguel was forcefully woken up by Papa's voice saying "FIRE, FIRE! GET UP, GET UP!" The first thing he worried about was Esperanza; and if she was okay in the fire. The house was burning down with big puffs of thick smoke and roaring flames.

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1. the details that would clarify the authors purpose for writing would be after the "haley collected used soccer jersey and sent them to guatemalan children." part, he would say, "and you can also donate today to save ". so far in the text, you can see no such thing. if, near the end the author persuades you to donate to guatemalans, then you know that the author's reason to write is to persuade you.

2. what details would make the text more engaging is to see the guatemalan children's reaction to getting free jerseys.

3. the details that convey the author's attitude would be an opinion by the author, for example, if he said, "haley was a very nice girl " or, you can find the attitude by finding parts of haley's personality that he highlights. you can strengthen your tones by using more descriptive words, and simplify long sentences as much as you can.

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