Stand Tall, Molly Lou Melon

 Which of these details best supports the idea that Molly Lou Melon is fearless?

• Molly Lou Moved to a new town.
• Molly Lou scored a touch down after she ran under Ronald's legs even though he had made fun of her.
• Molly Lou was talented..
• Molly Lou couldn't do anything because she was small.

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CCSS.RI.2.1

CCSS.RL.2.1

CCSS.RL.1.2

CCSS.RL.2.2

CCSS.RI.3.2

What do you think it means when the author refers to Molly as fumble fingered? 

• She has extra fingers.
• She has weird fingers.
• She is clumsy and drops things sometimes.
• She can't run with a football.

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CCSS.RI.1.4

CCSS.RI.2.4

CCSS.RI.3.4

CCSS.RL.3.4

CCSS.RL.4.4

 Which detail best supports the central message of this story? Be proud of who you are!

• She yelled at Ronald when he made fun of her.
• She sat in a corner and cried.
• She always showed the kids what she could do even though Ronald made fun of her.
• She told the teacher that Ronald was a bully.

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CCSS.RI.2.1

CCSS.RL.2.1

CCSS.RI.1.1

CCSS.RL.1.2

CCSS.RL.2.2

Why did Ronald Durkin start to feel foolish in this story?

• He dropped the football .
• Molly Lou called him a fool.
• Molly Lou kept showing him that she could do anything the other kids could do .
• The other kids were making fun of him.

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CCSS.RI.2.1

CCSS.RL.2.1

CCSS.RI.1.1

CCSS.RI.3.1

CCSS.RL.1.1

Which of these sentences best restates and answers the following question? Which word best describes Molly Lou Melon at the end of the story?

• She was bored because she wrote grandma a letter.
• The word that describes Molly Lou was tired because she did all those crazy tricks at school.
• Molly Lou was lazy at the end of the story she didn't want to do math.
• The word that best describes Molly Lou is thankful. I know this because she wrote a letter to her grandmother and said everything was true.

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CCSS.RI.4.9

CCSS.RI.5.9

CCSS.RI.6.2

CCSS.RL.4.2

CCSS.RL.5.2