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Jackie’s Hero

Jackie loves both of her parents a great deal, but whenever someone

asks her what she wants to be when she grows up, she always says
“I want to be like my mother.” Jackie cherishes her mother so much
and believes that she is one of the best and strongest women in the
whole world because she has been through a lot and has never
fallen or backed down. Jackie’s mother was a cancer patient

for years after she gave birth to Jackie, and she spent two of
them in bed. But eventually, Jackie’s mother came through,
recovered, and became a leading woman in the women’s

empowerment movement. A lot of people hold great empathy
towards Jackie’s mother and consider her a hero, but first and
foremost, she is Jackie’s own hero.

1 Discuss the following questions.

1 Why do you think Jackie’s mother is an actual hero? How do you know?

2 What do you think people say about Jackie’s mother? Why?

Text Connection

1 Find the connection between the main text and the text about
Professor Tom.

2 Find the connection between the main text and the text about
Jackie's mother.

3 Compare and contrast the three reading texts.

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