Read the article 'A Brick to Cuddle Up To' and answer the following question.

Read this sentence from paragraph 2.

Explain whether the word clever is a good word to describe the ways colonists fought the cold. In your response, use information from the passage that supports your answer. Write your answer on your answer document.

Annotation: The reader states that clever is not a good word "because the heat doesn't last or might not last for the whole night. It's only temporary." To improve this response the reader could explain that something temporary does not last and has to be replaced. Then the reader could identify some of the other temporary solutions used by the colonists such as bathing in front of fireplaces, foot stoves, and bed warmers.

Annotation: The reader states that clever is a good word "because the ways they did were odd" equating doing something in a clever way as "odd" or unusual. The reader explains how clever these odd methods were by stating that "most people now do not take baths in the kitchen or sleep with a brick and change under there covers." To improve this response the reader could compare these odd methods with modern ways of fighting the cold.

Annotation: The reader states that "clever is a good word...because foot stoves and warm bricks were a great idea" and adds a personal note that "I never would've thought of those things." To improve this response the reader could explain how the colonists used available items such as foot stoves and warm bricks as temporary warmers.