​Read the excerpt below:

"I saw my first tree today. Dad finally broke down and took us to East Boston Urban Center after mom had been harping on it the past two weeks. I think he was glad we went after all, because he was smiling quietly all during the trip back.

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​Dad used to tell me stories about the trees that still existed when he was a boy..."

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​- "Autumntime" by Anthony Lintini, 1971

​Read the passage below:

My dad looked stunned or mystified. I had just burst into the room, I had to do something because I couldn't sit in that moment; I couldn't view that scene any longer. I hugged my dad immediately and he embraced me back. It was my intention to comfort him, this was his loss, after all, but as I repeated over and over again, "It's going to be okay," I realized that the words were not for him. I could feel between us it was me that was shaking.

​Use the context of the sentence to figure out the meaning of the underlined word:

"I hugged my dad immediately and he embraced me back."

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​Congrats!

​You're just a little more prepared for your interim now! If there are any specific concepts you struggle with or if there's more strategies you wish to learn/practice, let your teacher know!

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​Good luck on your interim!