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3. Grazing on the grass, the women observed the cows.
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4. Wishing I could sing, the high notes seemed to taunt me.
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5. Hiking the trail, the birds chirped loudly.
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6. Trying to avert an accident, the car was driven into the ditch.
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7. Offered a ride to the beach, the offer was refused by the
picnickers.
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8. Returning to our camp after a day of salmon fishing, a bear had
eaten our food.
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9. Reading the newspaper by the window, my cat jumped into my
lap.
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10. Growling, I fed my hungry dog.
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YOUR DISCOVERY TASKS
Task 8. News in the Inbox
Read this news about Alfred Uhry’s winning a Pulitzer Prize for his
play, Driving Miss Daisy. Find a partner and discuss the playwright’s
style and technique.
Vol. 2 No. 115 THE WORLD’S FAVORITE NEWSPAPER SINCE 1930
After winning a Pulitzer for Driving Miss Daisy,
Alfred Uhry emerges as theater's new king
By John Stark
Alfred Fox Uhry, an American playwright, screenwriter, and member of the
Fellowship of Southern Writers, is one of very few writers to receive an Academy Award,
Tony Award (2) and the Pulitzer Prize for dramatic writing, Driving Miss Daisy.
In an interview with Uhry, he said that this is his first play and he was overwhelmed
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by the praises he received from his colleagues. The play's success hasn't gone to Uhry's
head. "I don't plan to wave my Pulitzer around," he says. He feels the prize comes with a
responsibility.
"With Miss Daisy I wrote a play that says warmth and dignity can be yours until the
very end," he says. "I think I owe the Pulitzer committee at least one more.
When I’m writing a play I’m in the play. I have to see it to write it: the characters
move around, walk, talk, and I’m the audience. I’m watching the play in my head when I
write.
April 10, 2014
Source: People Magazine originally published 5/23/1988
Grade 9 English Learning Package