Chapter 14 Boys in the Boat

Chapter 14 Boys in the Boat

By Mrs Fear

Poll

I feel comfortable being asked to summarize a text that I have read.

• Yes, I feel comfortable giving a summary.

• No, sometimes I am not sure what is the most important part of the text.

• No, I don't know the parts required for a summary.

• Yes, but my summaries are usually long.

Open Ended

Give a summary of chapter 12 from Boys in the Boat.

​Summaries should be 3-5 sentences long.

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Someone- Wants- But. (1)

So. (2)

Then.​(3)

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SWBST Summary Strategy

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​"Stay Out of Our Life"

[s]Joe spends the summer at his family's half finished house in Sequim trying to earn enough money to pay for tuition when school starts again. When Joe returns to college he cannot afford to take Joyce out on dates.

Joe wants to reconnect with his family but he does not know where they are living. So when Joe finds​ out they are living in Seattle, near where he rows in the afternoons (pg89), he knocks on the door. Then Thula answers and tells him to stay out of their lives.

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Chapter 13 Summary

"Almost Without Pain"

[s]Joe wants to bond with his crew members on the train to the national championships in NY but they laugh at him when he plays his guitar. So Joe feels rejected by his crew and then has to compete in a race that pits rich vs poor.​ Then Joe and his crew win the race and surprised everyone. "They looked like they were simply out for an afternoon paddle, wide-eyed western boys wonder what all the fuss was about."(pg81)

Chapter 12 Summary

Review of Chapters 12 and 13

​Discussion questions: When Joyce became upset at Thula what was Joe's response?

Now that we have read a good portion of the book what do you think are two main themes of the book?​

You may play the recording of the read aloud or read silently to yourself.

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When you have finished reading Chapter 14, move on to the next slide.​

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Read Chapter 14

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Multiple Choice

What does "joshing" mean on page 93 and what type of context clue did you use to figure out what "joshing" means?

• Joshing means to be proud. The author gave a definition context clue.

• Joshing means to practice hard. The author gave an example context clue.

• Joshing means to play around. The author used a synonym context clue.

• I have to review the kinds of context clues and how to use them.

Open Ended

Name one theme of the book. Use a quote from chapter 14 to support that theme.

Name a different theme of the book. Use a different quote to support that theme. (your answer should be 4-5 sentences long)

Open Ended

Use S W B S T to summarize chapter 14.

(remember it should be just 3-4 sentences)