Storyworks Mar Apr 25 The Eclipse Party Disaster Close Reading

The Eclipse Party Disaster

Storyworks March April 2024
Close Reading

Multiple Choice

Read Scene 1. Why does Prisha join the Science Club?

• Prisha joins the Science Club because it was her first choice.

• The text feature explains what happens during a total eclipse. It shows readers

  that the moon passes between the sun and Earth, and completely blocks the

  sun.

• Prisha joins the Science Club because her first choice was the Theater Club and

  it was full. She also wants to make new friends.

• Prisha joins the Science Club because she likes doing experiments.

​Prisha joins the Science Club because her first choice was the Theater Club and it was full. She also wants to make new friends.

Multiple Choice

Read Scene 2. How does the text feature "What's a Total Eclipse?" help you understand what the students will see on April 8?

• The text feature explains what happens during a total eclipse. It shows readers

  that the moon passes between the sun and Earth, and completely blocks the

  sun.

• The text feature explains what happens during a play. It shows readers

  that the actors say the dialogue that is written and do what the stage directions say.

• It's important to wear special viewers to look at the sky before and after the

  eclipse. Because the sun's rays are so bright, even a small amount of the sun's

  light can burn the students' eyes.

• The text feature does not help me understand anything.

​The text feature explains what happens during a total eclipse. It shows readers

that the moon passes between the sun and Earth, and completely blocks the

sun.

​

Multiple Choice

Read Scene 3. Why do the students have to make eclipse viewers for the eclipse party?

• Prisha joins the Science Club because her first choice was the Theater Club and

  it was full. She also wants to make new friends.

• The text feature explains what happens during a total eclipse. It shows readers

  that the moon passes between the sun and Earth, and completely blocks the sun.

• It's important to wear special viewers to look at the sky before and after the

  eclipse. Because the sun's rays are so bright, even a small amount of the sun's

  light can burn the students' eyes.

• It's not important to wear special viewers to look at the sky before and after the

  eclipse. The sun's rays are not so bright, so even a large amount of the sun's

  light is healthy for the students' eyes.

​It's important to wear special viewers to look at the sky before and after the

eclipse. Because the sun's rays are so bright, even a small amount of the sun's

light can burn the students' eyes.

Multiple Choice

Read Scene 4. What happens to the eclipse viewers in Mr. Perez's classroom?

• Sam goes to the school theater to find Prisha because he feels guilty for yelling

  at her and wants to apologize. He knows she didn't mean to break the viewers

  and that it was an accident. Sam knew Prisha was going to be in the school

  theater because she wanted to join the Theater Club.

• Prisha is messing around. She does a moonwalk dance and bumps into a table

  behind her. The eclipse viewers on the table fall onto the floor and the table tips

  over and crushes them.

• Prisha is being very careful. She does a moonwalk dance and impresses the other members of the Science Club. The eclipse viewers are just fine.

• It's important to wear special viewers to look at the sky before and after the

  eclipse. Because the sun's rays are so bright, even a small amount of the sun's

  light can burn the students' eyes.

​Prisha is messing around. She does a moonwalk dance and bumps into a table

behind her. The eclipse viewers on the table fall onto the floor and the table tips

over and crushes them.

​

Multiple Choice

Read Scene 5. Why does Sam go to the school theater to find Prisha? How did he know she would be in the school theater?

• Sam and Prisha work together to bring shoeboxes and other materials from the

  school theater to the science room. The students can use the materials to make

  new eclipse viewers to share.

• Prisha is messing around. She does a moonwalk dance and bumps into a table

  behind her. The eclipse viewers on the table fall onto the floor and the table tips

  over and crushes them.

• Sam goes to the school theater to find Prisha because he wants to yell

  at her more. He thinks she meant to break the viewers

  and that it was on purpose. Sam knew took a guess at where Prisha would be, but he wasn't sure.

• Sam goes to the school theater to find Prisha because he feels guilty for yelling

  at her and wants to apologize. He knows she didn't mean to break the viewers

  and that it was an accident. Sam knew Prisha was going to be in the school

  theater because she wanted to join the Theater Club.

​Sam goes to the school theater to find Prisha because he feels guilty for yelling

at her and wants to apologize. He knows she didn't mean to break the viewers

and that it was an accident. Sam knew Prisha was going to be in the school

theater because she wanted to join the Theater Club.

​

​

Multiple Choice

How do Sam and Prisha save the Science Club’s eclipse day party?

• Sam goes to the school theater to find Prisha because he feels guilty for yelling

  at her and wants to apologize. He knows she didn't mean to break the viewers

  and that it was an accident. Sam knew Prisha was going to be in the school

  theater because she wanted to join the Theater Club.

• Sam and Prisha go to the store and buy new eclipse viewers. The students can use them to watch the eclipse.

• The sky gets darker bit by bit, and the sun slowly disappears behind the moon.

  The moon completely covers the sun for four minutes.

• Sam and Prisha work together to bring shoeboxes and other materials from the

  school theater to the science room. The students can use the materials to make

  new eclipse viewers to share.

​Sam and Prisha work together to bring shoeboxes and other materials from the

school theater to the science room. The students can use the materials to make

new eclipse viewers to share.

Multiple Choice

Read Scene 6. What details describe how the sky looks after the eclipse begins?

• Sam goes to the school theater to find Prisha because he feels guilty for yelling

  at her and wants to apologize. He knows she didn't mean to break the viewers

  and that it was an accident. Sam knew Prisha was going to be in the school

  theater because she wanted to join the Theater Club.

• The sky gets darker bit by bit, and the sun slowly disappears behind the moon.

  The moon completely covers the sun for four minutes.

• Sam and Prisha work together to bring shoeboxes and other materials from the

  school theater to the science room. The students can use the materials to make

  new eclipse viewers to share.

• The sky gets lighter bit by bit, and the sun slowly appears in front of the moon.

  The sun completely covers the moon for fourteen minutes.

​The sky gets darker bit by bit, and the sun slowly disappears behind the moon.

The moon completely covers the sun for four minutes.

Multiple Choice

Why does Sam tell Prisha a joke at the end of the play?

• When Prisha first joined Science Club, her jokes annoyed Sam because he didn't

  think she was serious about science. After working together to help save the

  eclipse day party, Sam and Prisha became friends. Sam wants Prisha to know

  they can make jokes together.

• When Prisha first joined Science Club, her jokes annoyed Sam liked her jokes. After working together to help save the

  eclipse day party, Sam and Prisha became enemies. Sam wants Prisha to know

  they cannot make jokes together.

• Sam and Prisha work together to bring shoeboxes and other materials from the

  school theater to the science room. The students can use the materials to make

  new eclipse viewers to share.

• The sky gets darker bit by bit, and the sun slowly disappears behind the moon.

  The moon completely covers the sun for four minutes.

​When Prisha first joined Science Club, her jokes annoyed Sam because he didn't

think she was serious about science. After working together to help save the

eclipse day party, Sam and Prisha became friends. Sam wants Prisha to know

they can make jokes together.

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