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Draw Conclusions
Complete the chart below after reading "The Lookout Mountain Tunnel." Then create your own chart on a separate sheet of paper. Draw another conclusion about a story event, and find supporting details.


Conclusion: Jimmy and the narrator think there's a train, so they jump into the water.
Story clue:It is very dark in the tunnel.
Story clue:
What I already know about fear:
Other conclusions I can draw:
Conclusion: It was Jesse who used a light to make it seem as though there was a train coming.
Story clue:The tunnel was blocked for years.
Story clue:
What I already know about tricks:
Other conclusions I can draw:

When you've completed the chart, put the information to good use. Rewrite the conclusion to the story and make it more specific.

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