Read the passage below and then write a response to the prompt that follows.

The Astronomer

An astronomer used to go out at night to observe the stars. One evening, as he wandered through the suburbs with his whole attention fixed on the sky, he fell accidentally into a deep well. While he lamented and bewailed his sores and bruises, and cried loudly for help, a neighbor ran to the well, and learning what had happened said: "Hark ye, old fellow, why, in striving to pry into what is in heaven, do you not manage to see what is on earth?"

1a. Write a paragraph explaining why you think the author chose to include dialogue at the end of the story. Use details from the passage in your response.

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1b. Write a paragraph explaining why you think the author chose to write the dialogue in that style. Use details from the passage in your response.

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1c. Write a paragraph explaining what you think the author's theme or message is. Use details from the passage in your response.

Alignment to GLEs

W-7-2.3: In response to literary text, students show understanding of plot/ideas/concepts by…Connecting what has been read to prior knowledge, or the broader world of ideas, by referring to and explaining relevant ideas

W-7-3.1 In response to literary text, students make and support analytical judgments about text by… Stating and maintaining a focus (purpose), a firm judgment, or point of view when responding to a given question

W-7-3.2 In response to literary text, students make and support analytical judgments about text by… Making inferences about the relationship(s) among events, characters, setting, theme, or author's craft

W-7-3.3: In response to literary text, students make and support analytical judgments about text by… Using specific details and references to text or relevant citations to support focus or judgment