Week 7: Chaos Text Task 2

WALT: Use clues in the text to make inferences about character feelings, relationships, and the author's purpose.

By Kyle Jones

Success Criteria:
- I can describe how Bryan and Shazz's relationship changes.
- I can explain what Bryan and Shazz might be feeling and why.
- I can infer the author's message based on the events in the story.

Part 1: Character Shift - True or False?

By Kyle Jones

Read each statement and decide if it is True or False based on the text: Chaos (in Hapara).

Correct the false ones by rewriting them to be accurate.

Open Ended

Bryn encourages Shazz to break the rules and play.

Open Ended

Shazz ignores the rules right from the start.

Open Ended

Bryn feels proud when she scores a goal.

Open Ended

Shazz scores the winning goal by accident.

Open Ended

The humans riot at the end of the game.

Part 2: Inference Questions

By Kyle Jones

Answer in full sentences using clues from the story.

Open Ended

How do we know Bryn feels excited about playing, even though it's against the rules?

Open Ended

What clues show that Shazz is beginning to think for himself rather than just obeying?

Open Ended

What do you think the author wants us to learn about freedom and friendship from this part of the story?

Open Ended

Why do you think Shazz hesitated before kicking the ball - and what helped him decide to go for it?

Open Ended

What might the author be trying to say about how people learn to think for themselves?

Part 3: Character Quote Match

By Kyle Jones

Match the quote to the character and emotion it best represents.

Match

Match the quote to the character it best represents.

• "Just play the game."

• "It was stressing me out."

• “She

  ’d been born to play this

  game!”

• “He froze when Bryn came in to tackle.”

Bryn

Shazz

Narrator (about Bryn"

Narrator (about Shazz)

• Bryn

• Shazz

• Narrator (about Bryn"

• Narrator (about Shazz)

Match

Match the quote to the emotion it best represents.

• "Just play the game."

• "It was stressing me out."

• “She

  ’d been born to play this

  game!”

• “He froze when Bryn came in to tackle.”

Encouragement / Supportive

Anxiety / Pressure

Joy / Confidence

Fear / Conflict

• Encouragement / Supportive

• Anxiety / Pressure

• Joy / Confidence

• Fear / Conflict