Great Rat Hunt
Flying
Still Me
Autobiography/Biography
Fiction/Non-Fiction
100
Yep’s physical problem causes him to have low self-esteem. What type of conflict is his self-esteem?
Internal—person vs. self
100
In the story Flying, the author was a famous aviator. True False
False
100
Christopher Reeve was an actor famous for his stage plays. True False
False
100
A person’s life story written by his/herself
Autobiography
100
Writing based on facts and is true
Non-fiction
200
The author of The Great Rat Hunt suffered from migraines. True False
False
200
What did Reeve Lindbergh dislike about flying?
Noise
200
Christopher Reeve’s speech has what text structure?
Proposition and support
200
A person’s life story written by someone else
Biography
200
Writing that is made up (not true)
Fiction
300
What does the author of The Great Rat Hunt realize that success in sports is to his father?
a way to belong to the community
300
Why did Charles Lindbergh take his family flying on the weekends?
He wanted to share his love of flying.
300
What was Christopher Reeve’s main reason for attending the dinner?
He was keeping a long-standing commitment.
300
By George, written by George Foreman, is an example of what?
Autobiography
300
Dr. Seuss books are an example of what?
Fiction
400
Why didn't the traps that Yep’s father set work?
They were meant for mice.
400
What was Reeve Lindbergh’s purpose for writing “Flying”?
She wanted to explain what flying meant to her father.
400
What did Christopher Reeve’s speech focus mainly on convincing people to support?
scientific research
400
Kate Remembered, written by A. Scott Berg, is an example of what?
Biography.
400
A news article is an example of what?
Non-fiction
500
What is the theme (lesson or message) of The Great Rat Hunt? How does the author deliver this message to the reader?
(Extended response) Nobody's good at everything. The trick is to find the thing you're good at. The author's father delivers the message as advice.
500
What does Reeve Lindbergh’s father have in common with Laurence Yep’s father? You must use specific details from the stories to support your answer.
Trying to pass on what they loved, changes in the relationship with their children, reversed in nature, etc. (Extended response)
500
List three specific types of support Reeve uses in his speech about funding scientific research.
(Extended response) Statistics on spending for rehabilitation and research, anecdote (personal story) about Gregory Patterson, quote from a NASA poster, quote from FDR (Franklin Roosevelt), pop culture references to athletes and celebrities with disabilities.
500
Still Me, written by Christopher Reeve, is an example of what?
Autobiography
500
A science book is an example of what?
Non-fiction
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