The Scholarship Jacket

What is the POV of our story?

• 1st Person

• 3rd Person - Limited to Marta

• 3rd Person - Omniscient

What is the setting for our story?

• Small middle school in Texas right after Christmas

• Small high school in Texas close to graduation

• Small middle school in a small rural Texas town in May

The letter jacket in the story is given to the person who

• is the most popular.

• has the highest grades.

• has the most powerful parents.

Marta has been raised by her grandparents since she was six because

• her grandparents needed help on their farm.

• her parents were too poor to raise her.

• her parents had died.

Why is the scholarship jacket so important to Marta?

• She has worked hard to earn it, and she cannot earn one for sports.

• Her sister has also earned one.

• She wants to show her parents how well she is doing.

Why doesn't Marta participate in sports?

• She is not agile or athletic.

• She would rather do schoolwork and compete academically.

• Sports are expensive.

What is the argument about that Marta overhears?

• Mr. Schmidt is angry because students are responsible for the graffiti in the school.

• Mr. Schmidt is angry because he heard that Marta was forced to resign her position at the only store in town.

• Mr. Schmidt is angry because he is being asked to falsify school records, so the jacket can be given to a less deserving student.

Based on context clues, we KNOW that

• their small town in Texas starts with an "S".

• Rosie and Marta will be the valedictorians of their senior classes as well.

• Marta's parents will be at her 8th grade graduation.

Based on the events, we can INFER that

• Mr. Schmidt is an honest man who stands up for the right thing.

• Mr. Schmidt is Marta's history teacher.

• Mr. Schmidt gave in and changed Marta's grades.

Why did the School Board suddenly start charging $15 for the scholarship jacket?

• Mr. Schmidt held his ground and refused to change the girls' grades.

• Joann's father wanted his daughter to be able to earn the jacket.

• Both answers are correct.