On the Basketball Court
Why was Robin so angry at the boys on the basketball court?
Because they called her a cheater!
The boys called Robin a cheater. Robin threw the ball at one of them and hit him in the face.
Retell this sentence using either "before" or "after."
Possible responses:
After the boys called Robin a cheater, she threw the ball at one of them.
Before Robin through the ball at them, they called her a cheater.
Robin and Mary Ann were best friends. Mary Ann had a dance concert, and Robin said she would go. But she could not get a ride from her parents at the last minute! Her dad tried to call Mary Ann's mom, but she never answered the phone. Robin missed the dance concert and Mary Ann stopped talking to her. Mary Ann probably felt disappointed and Robin felt frustrated and confused.
What do you think will happen between these two friends? Why?
Any possible response:
Robin finally talks to Mary Ann about what happens and they become friends again.
Mary Ann lets it go and decides to be friends again.
They grow apart and don't return to being friends.
Nadia is charging the other students their reward certificates in exchange for allowing them to use playground equipment.
Fill in the blanks:
Nadia is a bully ____________ she does this!
"because."
Possible Answers:
Because they can't handle losing.
Because they are embarrassed for losing.
Because they are sore loser or "poor sport."
He called her a cheater.
Retell this event using "before" or "after."
Possible Answers:
Robin beat the boy at basketball before he called her a cheater.
After Robin beat the boy at basketball, he called her a cheater.
Robin wanted to go to Mary Ann's dance concert, but she didn't have a ride because neither of her parents were able to drive her. She missed the concert and Mary Ann never talked to her after that. Robin has not tried to talk to Mary Ann, and now, "things are weird" between them.
What lesson could Robin learn from this situation?
When you know your friend is upset over a misunderstanding, you should talk to them about it.
Fill in the blank using because or while: ____________ all the other kids pay Nadia her "fee," Robin won't do it because knows it isn't right.
"while."
How can you tell?
She felt guilty about it because she didn't mean to hurt him that badly.
We can tell she feels guilty because she tried to apologize.
The boys said, "get off the basketball court!"
Robin left the basketball court.
Retell this using "After."
After the boys said, "get off the basketball court," Robin left.
Mary Ann stopped talking to Robin. Even though the reader knows that it was not Robin's fault that she missed the dance concert.
Why is Mary Ann not talking to Robin? How do you think she feels? What should Robin do?
Mary Ann is angry and disappointed at Robin, and that's why she's not talking to her.
Robin should talk to Mary Ann, apologize, but explain what happen and that she tried to go to the concert.
Since Robin won't pay it, it says that she feels that fairness is important and is too stubborn to give into a bully. It says that she has a mind of her own and won't do what people tell her to do. We know this because a lot of the other students pay the tax, but Robin doesn't do what others are doing. She also talks about how it isn't fair in the book.
Robin lost her temper when the boys called her a cheater and caused someone to get really hurt.
What lesson might Robin learn from this situation?
When you know the other person is wrong and won't listen to you, just walk away. Take the high road. They aren't worth it!
Robin hit the boy in the face and felt horrible.
Retell these events using "before." You can ask a friend for help if you don't know the story!
Robin felt proud of her winning the duel before she hit the boy in the face and felt horrible.
First: Robin and Mary Ann were best friends.
Next: Robin didn't make it to Mary Ann's dance concert.
Then: Mary Anne stopped talking to Robin.
Finally: Robin felt sad.
Retell using Before and After.
Before this happened, Robin and Mary Ann were best friends. After Robin didn't go to Mary Ann's dance concert, Mary Ann stopped talking to Robin. After that, Robin felt sad.
Robin needs three reward certificates (bonus bucks) to win the Principal for a Day pass to give to her friend Mary Ann for her birthday.
What are some good things Robin could to do earn them?
Get an A on a test.
Help a student.
Be quiet in class when the teacher is talking.
Retell the story from the basketball court, including:
Characters
Setting
Problem
Ending
Feelings
Robin went to the basketball court where some boys were playing. She challenged one of them to a basketball duel. She won, but the problem was that the boy she beat called her a cheater. Robin felt angry, so she threw the ball at him and hit him in the face, causing his nose to bleed. The boy's friends told her to the leave the basketball court. Robin felt angry, guilty, and sad.
Next, They called her a cheater.
Then, she hit one in the face a basketball.
Finally, she left the court in shame.
Retell all of this using "before" and "after!"
Robin beat the boy in a duel, and after that, they called her a cheater.
Before she left the court in shame, she hit one of them in the face with a basketball.
Retell the story of the situation between Robin and Mary Ann, using:
Character, Problem, Attempts, Ending, and Feeling.
Robin and Mary Ann were best friends. Mary Ann had a dance concert, and Robin said she would go. But she could not get a ride from her parents at the last minute! Her dad tried to call Mary Ann's mom, but she never answered the phone. Robin missed the dance concert and Mary Ann stopped talking to her. Mary Ann probably felt disappointed and Robin felt frustrated and confused.
Robin won't pay the tax.
Robin thinks it isn't right!
Retell these events using "while" and "because."
While Nadia charges the students a tax to use playground equipment, Robin won't pay the tax because it isn't right!