Unit 1 Quiz - Tammy Holdip | Library

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Which excerpt from “The Scholarship Jacket” by Marta Salinas demonstrates the reflection phase of the narrative structure?

Read the excerpt from “The Scholarship Jacket” by Marta Salinas.

[Grandpa] turned to me and asked quietly, “What does a scholarship jacket mean?”

I answered quickly; maybe there was a chance. “It means you’ve earned it by having the highest grades for eight years and that’s why they’re giving it to you.” Too late I realized the significance of my words. Grandpa knew that I understood it was not a matter of money. It wasn’t that. He went back to hoeing the weeds that sprang up between the delicate little bean plants. It was a time-consuming job; sometimes the small shoots were right next to each other. Finally he spoke again as I turned to leave, crying.

“Then if you pay for it, Marta, it’s not a scholarship jacket, is it? Tell your principal I will not pay the fifteen dollars.”

I walked back to the house and locked myself in the bathroom for a long time.

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What is the theme of “The Scholarship Jacket” as represented by the excerpt?

Read the excerpt from “The Scholarship Jacket” by Marta Salinas.

I recognized the voices: Mr. Schmidt, my history teacher, and Mr. Boone, my math teacher. They seemed to be arguing about me. I couldn’t believe it. I still remember the feeling of shock that rooted me flat against the wall as if I were trying to blend in with the graffiti written there.

“I refuse to do it! I don’t care who her father is, her grades don’t even begin to compare to Martha’s. I won’t lie or falsify records. Martha has straight A-plus average and you know it.” That was Mr. Schmidt and he sounded very angry. Mr. Boone’s voice sounded calm and quiet.

“Look. Joann’s father is not only on the Board, he owns the only store in town; we could say it was a close tie and—“
The pounding in my ears drowned out the rest of the words.

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The author shows Mr. Schmidt’s point of view through

Read the excerpt from “Bad Boy” by Walter Dean Myers.
Mrs. Conway was an enormously hippy woman. She moved slowly and always had a scowl on her face. She reminded me of a great white turtle with just a dash of rouge and a touch of eye shadow. It was not a pretty sight.

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The author uses the description of Mrs. Conway to show that

Read the excerpts from “Bad Boy” by Walter Dean Myers.

I was in class 6–2 and had my first male teacher, Mr. Irwin Lasher.
“You’re in my class for a reason,” he said as I sat at the side of his desk. “Do you know what the reason is?”
“Because I was promoted to the sixth grade?” I asked.
“Because you have a history of fighting your teachers,” he said. “And I’m telling you right now, I won’t tolerate any fighting in my class for any reason. Do you understand?”
“Yes.”
“You’re a bright boy, and that’s what you’re going to be in this class.” . . .
“Mrs. Myers, I had a little problem with Walter today that I think you should know about,” he said, sitting next to her on the bench.
He called Mama by my last name, not knowing that I was an informal adoptee. Her last name was Dean, of course, but she didn’t go taken indicated that I was quite smart, but that I was going to throw it all away because of my behavior.
“We need more smart Negro boys,” he said. “We don’t need tough Negro boys.
Mr. Lasher did two important things that year. The first was that he took me out of class one day per week and put me in speech therapy for the entire day. The second thing he did was to convince me that my good reading ability and good test scores made me special.
He put me in charge of anything that needed a leader and made me coach the slower kids in reading. At the end of the year I was the one student in his class whom he recommended for placement in a rapid advancement class in junior high school.

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Which excerpt from “Bad Boy” by Walter Dean Myers best illustrates that Walter is persuaded by Mr. Lasher to do better in school?

Read the excerpt from “Bad Boy” by Walter Dean Myers.

With Mr. Lasher my grades improved significantly. I was either first or second in every subject, and he even gave me a Satisfactory in conduct. As the tallest boy in the sixth grade, I was on the honor guard and was scheduled to carry the flag at the graduation exercises, an honor I almost missed because of God’s revenge.

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Which word best describes Walter’s emotion in reflecting back on his experience in sixth grade?

Read the excerpt from a student’s personal narrative.

The current in the river was fast. Maria and Lizzie's canoe was the first to tip, plunging the girls into the frigid water. Maria was out in a flash, but Lizzie tried to right the canoe. Erin and Nikki paddled over to where she was bobbing in the water while Erin reached out to help. The girls tried several times to help Lizzie turn over the canoe. Erin reached out, while Nikki did her best to steady the canoe. They tried several times, even as the current whipped their canoe downstream. ______, the girls could not withstand the strength of the current, and the canoe tipped.

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Which transition best ties the last two sentences together?

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What is NOT included in the exposition of a story?

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Which is NOT an example of how we assess characterization in a text?

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Identify & explain the conflict of the Pixar short above in one full sentence.

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Using the five elements of characterization, choose a character from the Pixar short above and answer the following question in a RACE PARAGRAPH:
What can the viewer gather about (your chosen character) from direct and indirect characterization?
You must identify the five elements of characteriation, and apply these techniques to analyze the character. You may re-watch the film for clarification.