focus on reading\nreading strategies: synthesize\na. read the passage.\ni decided to start babysitting on…

focus on reading\nreading strategies: synthesize\na. read the passage.\ni decided to start babysitting on the weekends. i talked to my friend sara because she already has a successful babysitting business. we both like children, and we are both willing to work hard. sara encouraged me to babysit. she said, \marciano, youll do a great job.\\ni had some doubts about whether i would be successful. sara is very organized, but i am not. sara also has younger brothers and sisters. unlike sara, i am an only child. i have no experience taking care of children. i asked sara how she was able to get so many families to hire her. she said that once she started, people recommended her. sara said she would recommend me!\nb. answer the following questions.\n1. what is a conclusion you can draw about marciano as a babysitter? include details from the text to support your conclusion.\n2. what is a conclusion you can draw about why sara is a successful babysitter?\n3. what are two generalizations you could make about babysitters from the text?\nacademic vocabulary\nhow might marciano solve the problem of his lack of experience?

focus on reading\nreading strategies: synthesize\na. read the passage.\ni decided to start babysitting on the weekends. i talked to my friend sara because she already has a successful babysitting business. we both like children, and we are both willing to work hard. sara encouraged me to babysit. she said, \marciano, youll do a great job.\\ni had some doubts about whether i would be successful. sara is very organized, but i am not. sara also has younger brothers and sisters. unlike sara, i am an only child. i have no experience taking care of children. i asked sara how she was able to get so many families to hire her. she said that once she started, people recommended her. sara said she would recommend me!\nb. answer the following questions.\n1. what is a conclusion you can draw about marciano as a babysitter? include details from the text to support your conclusion.\n2. what is a conclusion you can draw about why sara is a successful babysitter?\n3. what are two generalizations you could make about babysitters from the text?\nacademic vocabulary\nhow might marciano solve the problem of his lack of experience?

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Brief Explanations:

  1. Marciano might be a good babysitter. The text shows he likes children (like Sara who has a successful babysitting business) and is willing to work hard. Also, Sara encourages him and will recommend him.
  2. Sara is successful as a babysitter because she is organized (unlike Marciano), has younger siblings (so experience with children), and once she started, people recommended her (word - of - mouth).
  3. Generalizations: Babysitters need to like children (both Marciano and Sara like children). Also, good babysitters might get recommended (Sara was recommended and will recommend Marciano). For the academic vocabulary question: Marciano could solve the problem of his lack of experience by learning from Sara (since Sara has experience, e.g., with younger siblings and a successful business). He could also start small, maybe with one family at a time, and gain experience gradually. As Sara will recommend him, he can use that initial recommendation to get his first jobs and then build his own reputation through good work.

Answer:

  1. Marciano could be a good babysitter. He likes children (like Sara who has a successful babysitting business) and is willing to work hard. Sara encourages and will recommend him.
  2. Sara is successful because she is organized, has experience with younger siblings, and gets recommended.
  3. Babysitters need to like children. Good babysitters might get recommended. Academic Vocabulary: Marciano could learn from Sara and start small to gain experience.