Saturday School 4/23

Saturday School 4/23

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Whould you rather have...

​Tell me your name then give me your answer and one reason why you chose what you did.

Our Learning objective

I will be able to explain the relationship between ​major and minor characters (3.8B). I will also be able to make inferences and use text evidence to support my claims (3.6C).

What/who are Characters?

Characters are the people, animals, or fictional creatures in a story who move the plot along. Events in the plot are often influenced by what the characters say and do with one another.

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on the STAAR test you are going to be asked ​to make inferences about characters and to explain their relationship among other characters.

Read all of the passages, it is worth it I promise to take the time to read everything and not just skim.

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Lets dive in

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Open Ended

Clue: "'I can't even get on,' Henry groaned"

Inference: Henry Feels____________

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Open Ended

Clue: "Sadie Crossed her arms but didn't reply. She shuffled and kicked at the dirt"

Inference: Sadie doesn't want__________

Multiple Choice

Read this sentence from paragraph 1

"Sadie crossed her arms but didn't reply."

This sentence helps the reade know that Sadie feels -

• unwilling

• tired

Multiple Choice

How does Sadie feel at the end of the story?

• She is angry that the nest has fallen from the bush.

• She is happy to have helped save the baby bird.

Lets play some Jeopardy

Making inferences

Sometimes an author states ideas directly. Often, however, an author only gives clues, and the reader must make an inference. ​

An inference is a conclusion make about something that's not said or written directly. To infer what an author is hinting, reading look at teh detail in a selection and combine that with their own knowledge.

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Read the section. Look for and think about details related to the weather

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Multiple Choice

Read this sentence from the excerpt.

"'Humph,' replied Camel. 'Why would I help you, Donkey?'"

This sentence helps the reader know that Camel believes --

• Donkey is a good worker

• he is better than Donkey

Multiple Choice

Based on paragraphs 1 through 4, what can the reader tell about Camel?

• Camel is Lazy

• Camel is unhappy

Open Ended

What is your favorite book or series?

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Multiple Choice

Which sentence from the selection suggests that Blake knows how to run a business?

• So he started EZ laundry (paragraph 1)

• After college, Blake started two more successful companies. (paragraph 1)

• It was built on the idea of helping others. (paragraph 3)

Multiple Choice

The reader can infer that Blake uses TOMS to -

• give shoes to children in need

• be very successful

• travel on vacation

Lets play some more Jeopardy

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Multiple Choice

What is the most likely reason Earnest Coulter wanted mentors for the boys in court?

• He needed help with work in his courtroom.

• He wanted someone to give him advice.

• He had heard about the Big Sisters program

• He believed that people could help the boys.

Multiple Choice

Which sentence supports the idea that Big Brothers Big Sisters is important to the nation?

• Ernest asked people to be mentors. (paragraph2)

• More and more volunteers wanted to help. (paragraph 4)

• Past presidents have supported BBBS. (paragraph 5)

• Many of the yong people with mentos grow up to be mentors for others. (Paragraph 6)

Lets play some more Jeopardy

Woot Woot!! Work hard play hard!

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You're done!!!