'Clover' By Billy Lombardo

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After reading the passage, “Clover”, by Billy Lombardo, a reader is able to describe a particular character’s interactions and analyze descriptions of this individual. In the passage, “Clover”, is a teacher, Graham. He, in his classroom, shares something that had occurred that morning. In this passage, the author, Billy Lombardo, describes interaction, responses, and unique characteristics and traits of the key character, Graham. When writing “Clover”, the author, Lombardo, described Graham’s interactions with his students one morning. In his section of his writing, Lombardo revealed the tactic and style in which Graham runs his classroom. This shows the relationship between him and his students. According to the text, this day was

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