Genre & Story Details
Is We Beat the Street: How a Friendship Pact Led to Success fiction or nonfiction?
nonfiction
Does We Beat the Street: How a Friendship Pact Led to Success takes place in the past, present, or future?
the past
third grade student; loves school
George
TRUE OR FALSE:
George and the other students absorbed all the information Miss Johnson taught them.
True
Explain this passage in your own words.
"The class listened, fascinated and entranced with her stories, which taught them history, literature, math, and science without them even being aware of it."
George loves school because Miss Johnson makes every day an adventure.
Is We Beat the Street: How a Friendship Pact Led to Success an autobiography, a biography, or a memoir?
an autobiography
Where is George walking at the beginning of Chapter 3?
George's older brother; does not like school
Garland
Explain this passage in your own words.
"Isn't that school in the ghetto?"
The woman in a mink coat was surprised that Miss Johnson's class was so well-behaved because her students were from the inner-city.
Is We Beat the Street: How a Friendship Pact Led to Success a chapter book, a graphic novel, or a textbook?
a chapter book
Does George go to elementary, middle, or school?
elementary school
George's third grade teacher; cares deeply about her students and makes every day an adventure
Miss Johnson
Why does the woman in a mink coat upset George during the intermission?
She criticizes Louise A. Elementary School.
Explain this passage in your own words.
"It’s hard to fit in with your boys if your grades are too good."
George worries his friends will not want to hang out with him if his grades are too good.
Despite all the challenges Sampson, Rameck, and George faced growing up in Newark, NJ, they went to college and became _____.
doctors
Where does Miss Johnson take George's class on a field trip?
New York City
Why does George's brother not act his age?
Garland throws bottles in the street and skips school.
On the way back from New York City, Miss Johnson tells George he should go to _____.
college
Explain this passage in your own words.
"I have high hopes and great expectations for you, George."
Miss Johnson has high hopes and expectations for George because he is one of the smartest students in her class?
We Beat the Street: How a Friendship Pact Led to Success was written by Sharon Draper and _____.
Dr. Sampson Davis, Dr. Rameck Hunt, and Dr. George Jenkins
Where does George live?
Newark, NJ
What idea is foreign, or vague, to George?
going to college
Which famous playwright does George learn about in Miss Johnson's class?
William Shakespeare
Explain this passage in your own words.
"It’s not very hard. Just do your best, keep your nose out of trouble, and one day the doors will open for you."
Doing well in school can provide a path to a better future.