Read “The Dog Ate My Flash Drive” and answer the following questions. Then “submit” your work.
1. Categories Identify the categories of student excuses that Segal identifies.
2. Examples Do some student excuses turn out to be legitimate? Give an example from the reading.
3. Details What obvious mistake was made by the student who offered the chain-saw excuse?
4. Vocabulary Explain the meaning of each of the following words as it is used in the reading: bizarre (para. 1), veracity (2), conjures (3), motifs (5), and harp (9). Refer to your dictionary as needed.