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"Meeting Marta" Worksheet

As you read "Meeting Marta," think about how the diary writer describes Marta, the main character in the diary entries.

Read the diary entries again. As you read, look for clues in what Marta says and does, as well as in the things the diary writer thinks about her, that tell you what Marta is like. Write the information in the chart below.

What Writer
Thinks About Marta
Marta's Words Marta's Actions
At first:
 
At the end of the fourth day:
 
   

Using the information on the chart, write a sentence telling what the diary writer first thought of Marta.

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Write a sentence telling how the diary writer's opinion of Marta changed.

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