Quoting Accurately

Unit 1

​Literary Review

​Today you will...

• ​Spend 15 minutes reading and annotating the text "Throwing Fire" with your group members.

• ​As you read and annotate, consider the skills we've covered so far:

  • ​Quoting Accurately

  • ​Making Inferences

  • ​Comparing and Contrasting: characters, settings, & events

  • ​Theme

  • ​Summarizing

  • ​Unknown Words

​Let's Chat...

Now that you have read and annotated your text, let's take a minute to talk about what you noticed!

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​Consider these things as we discuss:

​Quoting Accurately

​Making Inferences

​Comparing and Contrasting: characters, settings, & events

​Theme

​Summarizing

​Unknown Words

Multiple Choice

This question has two parts. Answer Part A, then answer Part B.

Part A: How do the other warriors compare to Nou?

• They are sneakier than Nou.

• They are bigger than Nou.

• They are weaker than Nou.

• They are older than Nou.

Multiple Choice

Part B: Which excerpt from the story BEST supports the answer to Part A?

• “He watches the other warriors carve their names on their firebrands--dried sticks that they will set alight and throw from the mountain.”

• “Ukiki, they call him--little runt--because they think that he is too small to be a warrior.”

• “The firebrand floats up, then outward, far out over the sea, much farther than any warrior has ever thrown a firebrand.”

• “On that night, Nou earns a new nickname from the warriors. Keakamai, they call him--the Clever One.”

Multiple Choice

How does the narrator's point of view affect how the story is told?

• The reader is just able to understand the thoughts and feelings of the other warriors.

• The reader is only able to understand the king’s feelings towards Nou.

• The reader is only able to identify with Nou’s thoughts and feelings.

• The reader is able to understand the feelings of several different characters in the story.

Poll

This question has two parts. Answer Part A, then answer Part B.

Part A: Which word BEST describes Nou?

• Kind

• Funny

• Proud

• Smart

Multiple Choice

How might the story be different if the other warriors told it?

• The other warriors would explain how the king was feeling.

• The other warriors would likely defend their actions in the story.

• The other warriors would likely win the competition.

• The other warriors would explain how Nou was able to win.

Multiple Choice

Part B: Which detail from the story BEST supports your answer to Part A?

• The warriors laugh at Nou.

• Nou makes his firebrand hollow.

• The warriors throw before Nou.

• Nou does not sit with the other warriors.

Poll

Read these sentences from "Throwing Fire."

In his canoe, the king watches as this last firebrand soars overhead, buoyed by the wind. When it finally touches gently to the sea, he directs his men to paddle.

What does the word "buoyed" mean as it is used in the sentence?

• Slowed

• Touched

• Carried

• Marked

Multiple Choice

The king and the other warriors had different reactions to finding out Nou was the one who threw the firebrand farthest. What is one difference between their reactions?

• The king felt angry, while the warriors felt surprised.

• The king felt pleased, while the warriors felt surprised.

• The king felt surprised, while the warriors felt happy.

• The king felt surprised, while the warriors felt pleased.

Open Ended

Constructed Response:

Read the following theme shown through the story "Throwing Fire": Physical strength is not always the most important strength.

Use evidence from the text to support and summarize this theme.

Remember to use strategies taught in class to support your thinking.