Look at the pictures of Christopher Reeve on pages 81, 84, and 85 and read
the Prereading information on page 79. How are the following things related
to Reeve’s life?
• the title of Unit 2
• the title of Reeve’s book
• the picture on page 80
Pretend you are Christopher Reeve, and you are sitting in a wheelchair telling someone about your life. As you read, mark six parts of your story that best describe what your (Reeve’s) life is like now and what it was like in the past.
If you are having difficulty imagining Reeve’s life, read the story with a partner. Make a list of six major events in Reeve’s life. List at least three things that Reeve did in the past and three things he does now.
Go back to the places you marked as you read. Draw sketches of these events in the order that they happened. Then summarize how life has changed for Reeve.