U3W1 - A Reluctant Traveler

Getting from Here to There

What kinds of experiences can lead to new discoveries?

Beyond Borders

Why is the speaker afraid at first?

How do his feelings change?

What borders do you think the title is talking about?

Open Ended

What is a theme of "Beyond Borders"?

What can learning about different cultures teach us?

Have you ever learned about a different culture? What have you learned?

Vocabulary

There was a misunderstanding which led to the class saying the pun was bad.

Their laughter contradicted the complaining about the puns.

The class started complimenting Mr. Bartlett about his amazing puns.

They even began to congratulate him on having the best puns ever.

Vocabulary part 2

They were critical of the new puns that morning.

They blurted out the answer to the riddle before everyone had guessed.

They had great appreciation for the morning announcements.

They learned about different cultural traditions during the week.

What can learning about different cultures teach us?

What does Paul discover in Argentina? What does he learn about himself?

What is the theme of the story?

contradicted - disagreed

Multiple Choice

He __________ his mom when he said he wouldn't clean his room after being told to do so.

• misunderstanding

• contradicted

• complimenting

• congratulate

How do we know this is realistic fiction?

cultural - elements that make up a group's way of life

Multiple Choice

She learned about her __________ heritage when she visited with her grandparents.

• critical

• blurted

• appreciation

• cultural

What has happened so far?

critical - pointing out something negative or wrong

Multiple Choice

He thought the teacher was being _______ when she marked everything wrong on the paper.

• critical

• blurted

• appreciation

• cultural

Is Paul's attitude changing?

complimenting - saying positive things

appreciation - a feeling of thankfulness

Multiple Choice

She had a great ________ for all of the gifts she received.

• critical

• blurted

• appreciation

• cultural

Multiple Choice

They started _______ the chef after they tasted the delicious meal. They told him everything they loved about it.

• misunderstanding

• contradicted

• complimenting

• congratulate

Where are they going next?

misunderstanding - thinking something is wrong

Multiple Choice

There was a __________ about what the homework was.

• misunderstanding

• contradicted

• complimenting

• congratulate

Multiple Choice

What sport were they going to see?

• football

• baseball

• basketball

• soccer

How did Paul change during the story?

blurted - said something quickly and often without thinking

congratulate - give good wishes for someone's success

Multiple Choice

Bradley almost ________ out what he got her for her birthday, but Jeff stopped him in time.

• critical

• blurted

• appreciation

• cultural

Multiple Choice

Everyone made sure to ________ Bradley on winning the most points in the competition.

• misunderstanding

• contradicted

• complimenting

• congratulate

Multiple Choice

This question has two parts. First answer Part A. Then, answer Part B.

Read the paragraph.

“As the plane took off, Paul’s dad said, “Look down there! That’s the island of Manhattan. See? You can even see Central Park!”. Paul never realized how completely surrounded by water New York was. Many hours later, as the plane was landing in Buenos Aires, Paul noticed similar outlines of a city on the water and bright lights just like home.”

Part A:

What does the paragraph tell about the similarities between Buenos Aires and New York in the passage?

• Both places are out in the country.

• Both cities have bright lights.

• New York is in the United States.

• Spanish is the main language in both cities.

Multiple Choice

Part B:

Which sentence from the passage best supports your answer in Part A?

• Look down there! That’s the island of Manhattan.

• Paul never realized how completely surrounded by water New York was.

• Paul noticed similar outlines of a city on the water and bright lights just like home.

• See? You can even see Central Park!

Multiple Choice

What lesson did Paul learn?

• He should learn to speak a new language

• He should try new things

• He should be respectful

• He should be thankful