I will be starting Office Hours this Friday from 12pm to 1pm, and every Friday after that. Basically what that means is I will open a Google Meet- the password will always be office to join me on Fridays. THIS IS NOT A REQUIRED meeting- this is extra support for you if you need help, have questions, or need something re-explained. As always, you can also email me and I will get back to you ASAP!

This is the MODEL CER (see below) that we went over today in our online classes. You CANNOT USE THIS for your CER assignment due this Sunday 4/26 at 11:59pm. Use this to help you format the prompt you choose to do on iLearn. It is important that you follow all of the steps for CER. Use this model and use the CER Cheat Sheet on iLearn to help you.

How does the setting of the story make it more dramatic and serious? Use text evidence to support your answer.

The setting of Nadia the Willful is the Sahara Desert, which makes the story more dramatic and serious.  One quote from the text states, “Passing merchants, their camels laden with spices and sweets for the bazaar, told of the emptiness of the desert they had crossed (Alexander, 352).  This proves that the desert  is dangerous because unless people are with a group, they would be completely on their own with no support.  Another quote from the text states, “At last Tarik knew in his heart that his favorite son, Hamed, had been claimed, as other Bedouin before him, by the drifting sands. And he told Nadia what he knew—that Hamed was dead” (Alexander, 352).  This idea supports the claim because it proves that other Bedouin people had died in the desert before Hamed.  This was not surprising to the characters because the desert has no food, water or shelter for travelers.  The Sahara Desert makes the story Nadia the Willful more dramatic and serious.