4.5.4: Suffixes, Nowhere Boy Chapters 3 and 4, Current Events

Choose one word and define it or use it in a sentence:

- grotesque

- intensify

- skepticism

seaward

Define "volunteer"

Have you ever volunteered for something?

What was it like? Would you do it again? Why/Why not?

In the passage, why do you think Ahmed compares Belgium to a pebble? What can you infer (guess) about his attitude toward the setting?

Use evidence to support your answer.

You can start your response with:

I think he compared Belgium to a pebble because . . .

I can infer . . .

What is your current event? How does it connect to your topic?

You can start your response with:

My current event is . . .

It connects to my topic because . . .