POV
In the text Drive-In Movies, the narrator was stung by a bee while mowing the lawn. How does this event develop the narrator's point of view?
This event develops the narrator's point of view by showing the sting was painful, but his determination to go to the movies pushed him to continue doing chores.
"I dug for a half an hour, then stopped to play with the neighbor’s dog and pop ticks from his poor snout."
What is the meaning of the word snout as it is used in the text.
Nose
What story aligns with the following theme:
Life should be appreciated.
A. Eleven
B. Inside Out
C. First-Day Fly
D. The Drive-In Movies
D. Drive in Movies
In the text The Drive-In Movies, the narrator spends majority of their Saturday doing chores. What can you infer about this character?
They are determined or hard working.
What character trait could be used to describe the narrator in First-Day Fly?
Vain or Self-Centered
In the text, Eleven, the narrator wakes up on their 11th birthday expecting to feel different but she does not. How does this event develop the narrator's pov?
The narrator does not think their 11th birthday is special since they feel the same as they did yesterday.
"But when it doesn’t work, when Thomas Baker’s boot mud proves itself to be gold medal boot mud, you decide to attack it with one of the pointy corners of a protractor."
What is the meaning of "attack it" as it is used in the text.
The clean it intensely.
What story aligns with the following theme:
It is important to be proud of your identity.
A. The Drive-In Movies
B. Eleven
C. Inside Out
D. First-Day Fly
Eleven
In the text First Day Fly, the narrator spends time during class cleaning his shoes instead of listening to the teacher. What can you infer about this character?
The character values his appearance over his education or learning.
Insecure or lacking confidence
In the text, Inside Out, the narrator decides to wear a hat to school even though his brother reminded him that wearing a hat inside is bad manners. How does this even develop the narrator's pov?
The narrator wears the hat to school because his father wears a hat to work. This shows that he feels close to his father.
"Roberto, who had attended the school the year before, accompanied me to the main office where we met the principal, Mr. Sims, a tall, redheaded man with bushy eyebrows and hairy hands."
What does the word accompanied mean as it is used in the text?
To go with or join someone.
What text aligns with the following theme:
Confidence can help you overcome obstacles.
A. The Drive-In Movies
B. Eleven
C. Inside Out
D. First Day Fly
C. Inside Out
In the text Eleven, the narrator states that waking up on their birthday feels the same as the day before. What can you infer the narrator feels about their birthday?
It is not special.
What character trait could be used to describe the narrator in Inside Out?
Curious or Nervous
In the text, First Day Fly, the narrator spends time cleaning his shoes while his teacher gives instruction. How does this event develop the narrator's pov?
The narrator feels as though his appearance, specifically how clean his shoes are, is more important than his learning.
"We took a rag and began to polish vigorously and nearly in tears, but the fog wouldn’t come off."
What does the word vigorously mean as it is used in a sentence?
Done with force or energy.
What text aligns with the following theme:
It's important to gain new perspectives.
A. The Drive-In Movies
B. Eleven
C. Inside Out
D. First-Day Fly
First Day Fly
In the text The Drive-In Movies mom is described arriving from her bedroom with bloodshot eyes and yawning. What can you infer about this character?
I can infer that mom is tired.
What character trait could be used to describe the mom in The Drive-In Movies?
Hardworking
In the text, The Drive-In Movies, the narrator's mom emerges from her bedroom and "yawned a hat-sized yawn and blinked red eyes." How does this event develop the mom's POV?
Seeing the mother yawn and blink red eyes shows the reader that she is feeling tired from her week of candling eggs.
"So on Saturday we tried to be good. We sat in the cool shadows of the TV with the volume low and watched cartoons, a prelude of what was to come."
What is the meaning of the word prelude as it is used in the text?
What is a common theme found in texts?
Student Answer
In the text Inside Out, the narrator describes the bus getting louder after each stop. What can you infer is causing the increase in noise?
More students are getting on the bus with each stop.
What character trait could be used to describe the narrator's brother Roberto in Inside Out?
Informative