Lesson 6.04 I "Moustache" You a Question

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Introduction

Are there things that are similarBabies have undeveloped motor skills, and elderly people have diminishing motor skills. They are both fragile, require a lot of care, and get sick easily. about the first and last stages of life?

Next, read the statements below and decide if you agree or disagree with each.

1. You can learn a lot from your elders.
2. Nursing homes are cruel places.
3. Elderly people are forced to go into nursing homes because no one wants to take care of them.
4. There should be an age restriction on wearing moustaches.
5. When someone mistakes your identity, you should promptly tell them about it.

In this next lesson, you will read a short story that has something to do with the elderly, moustaches, and mistaken identity. But, if you mustache the question, the reason why the spelling is different is because mustache is the United States preferred spelling of the word. Moustache is the preferred spelling outside the United States. Robert Cormier lived in Leominster, Massachusetts his whole life. You can come up with your own conclusion to the added o in his short story.

Cormier was inspired by his son to write this story. His son, Peter, went to visit his grandmother in the local nursing home in his town. When he returned from his visit, Peter was noticeably upset. Peter’s grandmother was unresponsive. She didn’t know who he was, and she didn’t communicate with him. Thus, the inspiration of the two main characters in “The Moustache.”