Jessie's Math Mix-Up
Justin's Big Game
Brad's Video Game Story
George's Gym Class Question
Jordan's Computer Troubles
100

Jessie’s least favorite subject in school is math. She went to her teacher Mrs. Smith to get some extra help. Mrs. Smith taught Jessie how to solve some math problems. When Mrs. Smith finished explaining the math problems, Jessie said, “I went to see a really funny movie over the weekend.” 

GH- Was Jessie’s behavior expected or unexpected? 

JL-Who is this story about?

GH- Unexpected

JL- Jessie

100

Justin is watching his classmate, Sara, give a speech in class. Sara’s speech is about college basketball. The speech reminds Justin about the middle school basketball game he will be playing in after school. The game is against a really good team. As Sara is talking, Justin asks, “Are you going to the game after school today?”.

GH- Was Justin’s behavior expected or unexpected?

JL- Who is this story about?

GH- Unexpected

JL- Justin

100

When the bell rings, Brad walks to his locker. When Brad gets to his locker, he sees his two friends are talking about a video game. Brad really likes the video game that his friends are talking about. Brad walks up to his friends and waits for them to finish talking. His friends say “Hey Brad!”. Brad says, “Hey guys! I noticed you were talking about my favorite video game.”

GH- Was Brad’s behavior expected or unexpected?

JL- Who is this story about?

GH- Expected

JL- Brad OR Brad and his friends

100

George finished eating his lunch and walked to gym class. Gym is his favorite class period. The gym teacher, Mr. Allen, explains the rules for hockey. When he is finished explaining the rules, he asks, “Does anyone have any questions?”. George raises his hand. Mr. Allen calls on him, and George shares a story about a time when he played hockey with a friend. 

GH- Was George’s behavior expected or unexpected?

JL- Who is this story about?

GH- Unexpected

JL- George

100

Jordan’s science class is in the library computer lab today to work on a project. Jordan’s teacher tells the class to log onto their computers and wait for more instructions. Jordan tries to log on to his computer but it will not work. He loudly says, “Hey! My computer won’t work!”.

GH- Was Jordan’s behavior expected or unexpected?

JL- Who is this story about?

GH- Unexpected

JL- Jordan

200

Jessie’s least favorite subject in school is math. She went to her teacher Mrs. Smith to get some extra help. Mrs. Smith taught Jessie how to solve some math problems. When Mrs. Smith finished explaining the math problems, Jessie said, “I went to see a really funny movie over the weekend.” 

GH- What is Mrs. Smith thinking about in her thinking bubble?

JL- Where did this story take place?

GH- That was an unexpected comment. Is Jessie paying attention?

JL- School

200

Justin is watching his classmate, Sara, give a speech in class. Sara’s speech is about college basketball. The speech reminds Justin about the middle school basketball game he will be playing in after school. The game is against a really good team. As Sara is talking, Justin asks, “Are you going to the game after school today?”.

GH- What is Sara thinking about in her thinking bubble?

JL- Where did this story take place?

GH- Justing interrupted me. That was rude. 

JL- In a classroom OR At school

200

When the bell rings, Brad walks to his locker. When Brad gets to his locker, he sees his two friends are talking about a video game. Brad really likes the video game that his friends are talking about. Brad walks up to his friends and waits for them to finish talking. His friends say “Hey Brad!”. Brady says, “Hey guys! I noticed you were talking about my favorite video game.”

GH- What are Brad’s friends thinking in their thought bubbles?

JL-  Who did Brad talk to in this story?

GH- I am glad Brad joined the conversation. 

JL- His two friends. 


200

George finished eating his lunch and walked to gym class. Gym is his favorite class period. The gym teacher, Mr. Allen, explains the rules for hockey. When he is finished explaining the rules, he asks, “Does anyone have any questions?”. George raises his hand. Mr. Allen calls on him, and George shares a story about a time when he played hockey with a friend. 

GH- What are George’s classmates thinking in their thought bubbles?

JL-  What game are they playing in gym?

GH- That's a strange comment. Mr. Allen asked for questions and George is talking about a random story. 

JL- Hockey

200

Jordan’s science class is in the library computer lab today to work on a project. Jordan’s teacher tells the class to log onto their computers and wait for more instructions. Jordan tries to log on to his computer but it will not work. He loudly says, “Hey! My computer won’t work!”.

GH- What are Jordan’s classmates thinking in their thought bubbles?

JL- What class was Jordan in?

GH- Why is Jordan being so loud? We are in the library. 

JL- Science Class

300

Jessie’s least favorite subject in school is math. She went to her teacher Mrs. Smith to get some extra help. Mrs. Smith taught Jessie how to solve some math problems. When Mrs. Smith finished explaining the math problems, Jessie said, “I went to see a really funny movie over the weekend.” 

GH- How is Mrs. Smith Feeling?

JL- What subject was Jessie having trouble with?

GH- Annoyed or upset that Jessie was not paying attention. 

JL- Math

300

Justin is watching his classmate, Sara, give a speech in class. Sara’s speech is about college basketball. The speech reminds Justin about the middle school basketball game he will be playing in after school. The game is against a really good team. As Sara is talking, Justin asks, “Are you going to the game after school today?”.

GH- How is Sara feeling? 

JL- What is this story about?

GH- Annoyed, upset, angry 

JL- Justin watching a speech in class. 

300

When the bell rings, Brad walks to his locker. When Brad gets to his locker, he sees his two friends are talking about a video game. Brad really likes the video game that his friends are talking about. Brad walks up to his friends and waits for them to finish talking. His friends say “Hey Brad!”. Brad says, “Hey guys! I noticed you were talking about my favorite video game.”

GH- What is Brad thinking in his thought bubble?

JL-  Where did this story take place?

GH- I really want to talk to my friends about my favorite video game. I am going to wait until they finish their thoughts to talk. 

JL- In the hallway OR By Brad's locker

300

George finished eating his lunch and walked to gym class. Gym is his favorite class period. The gym teacher, Mr. Allen, explains the rules for hockey. When he is finished explaining the rules, he asks, “Does anyone have any questions?”. George raises his hand. Mr. Allen calls on him, and George shares a story about a time when he played hockey with a friend. 

GH- How is Mr. Allen feeling?

JL-  Where did this story take place?

GH- Annoyed because George's story is off-topic. 

JL- Gym

300

Jordan’s science class is in the library computer lab today to work on a project. Jordan’s teacher tells the class to log onto their computers and wait for more instructions. Jordan tries to log on to his computer but it will not work. He loudly says, “Hey! My computer won’t work!”.

GH- How are other people in the library feeling?

JL-  Where did this story take place?

GH- Annoyed or Upset because of the unexpected noise

JL- In the library

400

Jessie’s least favorite subject in school is math. She went to her teacher Mrs. Smith to get some extra help. Mrs. Smith taught Jessie how to solve some math problems. When Mrs. Smith finished explaining the math problems, Jessie said, “I went to see a really funny movie over the weekend.” 

GH- What is Jessie thinking about in her thinking bubble? 

JL- Why did Jessie go to see Mrs. Smith?

GH- I really want to tell Mrs. Smith about the movie I saw this weekend. I need to tell her now, so I don't forget. 

JL- Because Jessie needed extra help with math. 

400

Justin is watching his classmate, Sara, give a speech in class. Sara’s speech is about college basketball. The speech reminds Justin about the middle school basketball game he will be playing in after school. The game is against a really good team. As Sara is talking, Justin asks, “Are you going to the game after school today?”.

GH- How is Justin feeling?

JL-  When did Justin talk about basketball?

GH- Nervous or excited for his game. 

JL- During Sara's speech. 


400

When the bell rings, Brad walks to his locker. When Brad gets to his locker, he sees his two friends are talking about a video game. Brad really likes the video game that his friends are talking about. Brad walks up to his friends and waits for them to finish talking. His friends say “Hey Brad!”. Brad says, “Hey guys! I noticed you were talking about my favorite video game.”

GH- How is Brad feeling?

JL-  What did Brad talk about to his friends?

GH- Happy or Relaxed

JL- Video Games

400

George finished eating his lunch and walked to gym class. Gym is his favorite class period. The gym teacher, Mr. Allen, explains the rules for hockey. When he is finished explaining the rules, he asks, “Does anyone have any questions?”. George raises his hand. Mr. Allen calls on him, and George shares a story about a time when he played hockey with a friend.

GH- I really want to share a story about hockey with everyone before we play. 

JL-  To say something 

400

Jordan’s science class is in the library computer lab today to work on a project. Jordan’s teacher tells the class to log onto their computers and wait for more instructions. Jordan tries to log on to his computer but it will not work. He loudly says, “Hey! My computer won’t work!”.

GH- How is Jordan feeling?

JL- Why did Jordan yell out in class?

GH- Frustrated that the computer will not work. Nervous he will not be able to complete his assignment. 

JL- Because his computer will not work. 


500

Jessie’s least favorite subject in school is math. She went to her teacher Mrs. Smith to get some extra help. Mrs. Smith taught Jessie how to solve some math problems. When Mrs. Smith finished explaining the math problems, Jessie said, “I went to see a really funny movie over the weekend.” 

GH- Should Jessie have said something differently? If so what? 

JL- When did Jessie go to her teacher? (use ‘before’ or ‘after’ in your answer)

GH- Yes. Jessie could have said, "Thank you for helping me with my math problems."

JL- Before lunch. OR After she saw a funny movie. 

500

Justin is watching his classmate, Sara, give a speech in class. Sara’s speech is about college basketball. The speech reminds Justin about the middle school basketball game he will be playing in after school. The game is against a really good team. As Sara is talking, Justin asks, “Are you going to the game after school today?”.

GH- Should Justin have done something differently? If so what? 

JL-When did Sara give her speech? (Use ‘before’ or ‘after’ in your answer)    

GH- Yes. Justin should have raised his hand when the speech was over and made an on-topic comment. 

JL- Before science class OR After lunchtime

500

When the bell rings, Brad walks to his locker. When Brad gets to his locker, he sees his two friends are talking about a video game. Brad really likes the video game that his friends are talking about. Brad walks up to his friends and waits for them to finish talking. His friends say “Hey Brad!”. Brad says, “Hey guys! I noticed you were talking about my favorite video game.”

GH- Should Brad have done something differently? If so what?     

JL- When did this story take place? (Use ‘before’ or ‘after’ in your answer)    

GH- No. 

JL- After the bell rang OR Before Class

500

George finished eating his lunch and walked to gym class. Gym is his favorite class period. The gym teacher, Mr. Allen, explains the rules for hockey. When he is finished explaining the rules, he asks, “Does anyone have any questions?”. George raises his hand. Mr. Allen calls on him, and George shares a story about a time when he played hockey with a friend. 

GH- Should George have done something differently? If so what?     

JL- When did this story take place? (Use before or after in your answer)

GH- Yes- George should have saved his story for another time and allowed others to ask questions. 

JL- After lunch OR Before riding the bus home

500

Jordan’s science class is in the library computer lab today to work on a project. Jordan’s teacher tells the class to log onto their computers and wait for more instructions. Jordan tries to log on to his computer but it will not work. He loudly says, “Hey! My computer won’t work!”.

GH- Should Jordan have done something differently? If so what?     

JL- When did this story take place? (Use ‘before’ or ‘after’ in your answer)    

GH- Yes. He should have raise his hand and waited for his teacher to help him. 

JL- Before Lunch or After Math class