Oct 14 2025 Continued - ‘Thank You Ma’am.’ Group Work


Silent Read 20 min

Review Ambush - Class Discussion


Sightlines - Ambush Pair Pg 61

1. What question was the narrator asked by his daughter?

2. How did he handle it?

3. What and where is ‘My Khe’?

4. Who is Kiowa?

5. In a short paragraph (5 sentences minimum) summarize the experience that haunts him. Develop FULL topic sentence, body - examples, and concluding statement here. Be ready to present!

6. How did Kiowa try and help the narrator?

7. Why does the narrator see ‘the young man coming out of the fog’ at the end of the story?

Next Task: ‘Thank You Ma’am.’

Activity - Group Work - Max 3 per group - Groups to complete further assessment questions re: ‘Thank You Ma’am.’ NOTE: Each student to complete and fill in their own copy please!!!! This will be important for independent study prior to our short story unit test end of the month.


Review & discuss group work answers as a class. Click HERE for answers. 

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