Question

directions: the race paragraph below includes the topic sentence and textual evidence. please write the explanation piece in the text box below.
\the lantern on maple street\ shows how one action can be perceived in different ways. the passage supports this by describing neighbors who view mrs. alvarez’s lantern and tidy gestures as either helpful or intrusive. for example, the text notes, \a few days later, a woman posted on the neighborhood board complaining that someone had moved her grocery bag and accused the lantern-carrier of prying. others defended mrs. alvarez, saying the lantern made them feel safer and that she was only trying to help.\

Explanation:

The topic sentence is "The Lantern on Maple Street shows how one action can be perceived in different ways." The textual evidence is the description of neighbors' reactions to Mrs. Alvarez's lantern and tidy gestures: one neighbor complained about her moving a grocery bag (seeing it as intrusive), while others defended her, saying the lantern made them feel safer (seeing her actions as helpful). This shows the same action (Mrs. Alvarez's gestures/lantern - related actions) had different perceptions.

Answer:

Topic sentence: "The Lantern on Maple Street shows how one action can be perceived in different ways."
Textual evidence: The passage describes that a woman posted on the neighborhood board complaining that someone (implied to be related to Mrs. Alvarez's actions) had moved her grocery bag and accused the lantern - carrier of prying, while others defended Mrs. Alvarez, saying the lantern made them feel safer and that she was only trying to help. This shows that Mrs. Alvarez's actions (related to the lantern and tidy gestures) were perceived as intrusive by one neighbor and helpful by others, supporting the idea that one action can be perceived in different ways.