Growing Up By the Sea

What is the genre of this story?

• memoir (informational)
• fiction (fake story)

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CCSS.RI.11-12.10

CCSS.RI.6.10

CCSS.RI.7.10

CCSS.RI.8.10

CCSS.RI.9-10.10

What did the author do in this story to make the book more interesting?

• used her own photographs
• used fact boxes
• put important words in bold print

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CCSS.RI.1.5

CCSS.RI.2.5

CCSS.RI.K.5

What unusual pet did the author have when she was growing up?

• horseshoe crab
• lobster
• clam

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CCSS.RL.1.3

CCSS.RL.2.3

CCSS.RL.3.3

CCSS.RL.4.3

CCSS.RL.K.3

Read the first page of the book.  How did the author get your attention right away?

• By shocking you that someone plays with fish eyes. 
• By asking you a question about the sea.
• By warning you to not live by the sea.

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CCSS.RI.2.1

CCSS.RI.3.1

CCSS.RL.2.1

CCSS.RL.3.1

CCSS.RI.1.4

Why didn't the author play with bugs and worms and other things that children play with here? 

• Because she lived by the sea and played with things that came from it. 
• Because worms and bugs are disgusting.
• Because they had too many legs. 

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CCSS.RI.2.1

CCSS.RI.3.1

CCSS.RL.2.1

CCSS.RL.3.1

CCSS.RI.1.1

On p. 4, what did the author compare the lobster to when it crawled? 

• a robot
• a fish
• the kitchen floor

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CCSS.RI.4.5

CCSS.RI.5.5

CCSS.RI.6.5

CCSS.RI.7.5

CCSS.RI.8.5

How did the author freak her dog out? 

• by bringing a lobster in the house
• by taking him on a fishing trip
• by feeding him a lobster

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CCSS.RL.1.3

CCSS.RL.2.3

CCSS.RL.3.3

CCSS.RL.4.3

CCSS.RL.K.3

How did her dog feel about the lobster in his house?

• frightened
• excited

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CCSS.RL.1.3

CCSS.RL.2.3

CCSS.RL.3.3

CCSS.RL.4.3

CCSS.RL.5.3

What would the author find interesting when she played with clams?

• If you squeezed them, water would squirt out.
• If you opened them, there was a pearl inside.
• If you dropped a clam in water, it would swim.

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CCSS.RI.2.1

CCSS.RI.3.1

CCSS.RL.2.1

CCSS.RL.3.1

CCSS.RL.1.1

How are lobsters caught?

• in traps at the end of ropes
• on a fishing pole
• by grabbing them when they float

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CCSS.RI.2.1