2A and 2B:
DIRECTIONS: In your notebook draw the the graphic
organizer below and used it to identify the implied main idea in the following passage and
the details that support it.
Rewards and Awards
For the first time I
really had a life outside home and school. I became a volunteer. It started
with Saturday afternoons reading to children at the local library. Soon I was
helping prepare dinner at the soup kitchen on Thursdays. I also pitched in at
events benefiting various causes. My family and friends often commented on how
much time and energy I gave to others. They didn’t know how much I benefited
from every minute I spent with others.
The night of the
community awards ceremony I was in a fog. I had raced to the event after
working at the soup kitchen, and I was feeling a little tired. Toward the end
of the ceremony, young people were honored with awards for their hours of
community service. Ten hours of service, twenty. Fewer people were named as the
number of hours increased. I didn’t even notice that my name hadn’t been
called. Thirty, thirty-five, forty hours. Only one person had put in over forty
hours.
“Shawna Washington,
please come forward to receive your award,” the presenter announced. The sound
of my name and a nudge from my best friend jolted me to attention. However, as
the applause swelled around me I couldn’t seem to move from my seat. The moment
and the award seemed like a dream. The many hours I had spent volunteering—the
smiles, the good times shared with others, the feeling of self-worth, and the
sense of accomplishment—were reward enough.
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