When I think back to my Midwestern childhood home, my mind conjures images of windy dirt roads that unspool before your eyes. I can see the stalks of corn punctuating the fields that I romped on as I tried to catch an airborne dandelion seed as my brother and I laughed and laughed until our insides hurt. The overripe apple sunsets are what I remember most. I also remember the way that we reclined in the back of my father’s pickup truck and watched day and night switch places. We used to stare into the sky. We even staked claim on stars as though we personally owned them, having the nerve to give them names.
Common Core Standard RL.1 Textual Evidence 1. How does the author feel about her childhood home?
The author seems quite fond of her childhood home.
Explanation:
Her memories included her and her brother “laughing until [their] insides hurt” she also uses soothing words/ phrases such as ‘reclined’ and ‘overripe apple sunsets’ which really convey the mood of the excerpt.
