Monday 9/16 Assignment

​Monday, Sept 16th Assignment

​At The Head of Her Class, and Homeless by NPR Staff

​Directions: Read the following narrative non-fiction text about a high school student who perseveres through the difficulties of homelessness and is awarded a full college scholarship.
Answer the questions and SCR that follows.

Multiple Choice

What makes Rasheema Melson such an exceptional student?

• She lives in a homeless shelter that houses over 800 people.

• She always does her homework even though she lives with her mother and two brothers

• She graduated at the top of her class even though she is homeless

• She takes all of the hardest classes at school

Multiple Choice

What phrase best describes the homeless shelter where Melson lives?

• large but quiet

• loud and busy

• peaceful and relaxing

• exciting and fun

Multiple Choice

How was Melson able to be a succesful student while she was homeless?

• by taking a leadership role on her sports teams

• by quitting sports and getting a job to jelp her focus on school

• by sharing the details of her life with other students

• by focusing on her educaiton and getting help from teachers

Multiple Choice

Which of the following statements would Melson MOST likely agree with?

• Kids should drop out of school if they need to support their family

• Even when life is hard, you have to keep on trying

• Only poor kids have problems

• People with a lot of money have no reason to ever be embarrassed

Multiple Choice

Which of the following best matches the meaning of the word reluctantly as it is used in Paragraph 2?

• patiently

• quickly

• angrily

• uneagerily

Open Ended

Short Constructed Response: You may use the pdf text linked on Google Classroom.

What is the primary reason Rahema succeeded? Provide text evidence in your answer.