Nothing But the Truth ch. 1-10

What is one of the reasons Philip and Ms. Narwin may have a conflict?

• They have very different personalities

• His parents do not want him in her class

• She has sent him to the principal's office too many times

• He is too shy and nervous to ask for help

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CCSS.RL.8.3

Which of the following happens in homeroom on March 28th?

• Philip quietly hums the national anthem, Ms. Narwin has to ask him to stop twice

• Philip sings the national anthem, Ms. Narwin screams at him to stop

• Philip loudly hums the national anthem and refuses to stop

• Philip sings the national anthem, Ms. Narwin sends him to the assistant principal

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CCSS.RL.8.1

CCSS.RL.8.3

What evidence shows how a truth can be spun (changed)?

• "Today is Wednesday, March 28. Today will be a Schedule B day."

• "This grade isn't too bad. And this grade. Fine. These. The one that really hurts is here. English."

• "Steve Hallick ran a mile in four seven!!!! I'd give anything if I could be like him."

• "Exactly. I had a student who started to hum loudly. Very loudly."

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CCSS.RI.8.1

CCSS.RI.8.8

CCSS.RL.8.1

"Such funds as are available for teacher support of this nature have already been allocated."
In the sentence above, what is a synonym for "allocated?"

• shared
• distributed
• withheld
• owed

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CCSS.L.8.5B

When Philip blames Miss Narwin for his bad grade in English, we can infer (figure out) that he _____________

• thinks Miss Narwin is unfair to everybody
• understands the situation acurately
• doesn't accept responsibility for his actions
• would do better with another teacher

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CCSS.RI.8.1

CCSS.RL.8.1

After hearing Philip's explanation about what happened in Miss Narwin's classroom, what do you think Philip's parents believe happened?

• They think that Miss Narwin is picking on Philip and is violating his rights
• They think that Philip is lying to them
• They think that Philip just misunderstood what happened
• They believe that Miss Narwin is a great teacher who is just misunderstood

Which piece of evidence gives us an accurate look into the character of Miss Narwin?

• "I am a little out of touch with contemporary teaching, and just as important, the students who come before me these days."

• "Narwin is so dumb she didn't get the joke."

• "It's Miss Narwin. I keep trying to get her to like me. She won't. She's so old-fashioned. Boring."

• "But this teacher, she got real mad and started to yell at me to stop."

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CCSS.RL.8.1

CCSS.RL.8.3

Part A: At this point of the story, how can we best describe Philip?

• He is a student with little to no potential, who will never be successful in school.

• He is a student who works hard in all of his classes, but can't quite manage top grades.

• He is a bright student with lots of potential, but little work effort on anything that doesn't interests him.

• He is an average student who does just enough work to maintain a B-C average in all of his classes.

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CCSS.RL.8.1

CCSS.RL.8.3

Part B: What evidence supports Philip's character as of now?

• "Nice kid. Bright-when he gets around to doing some work. Which isn't exactly every day."

• "He is mostly just taking up space and won't do any work."

• "A nice-looking boy. A boy I like. Intelligent. With real potential."

• "He'd do better if he thought himself a little less clever and got his brain into something besides running."

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CCSS.RL.8.1

CCSS.RL.8.3

Why can't Phillip join the track team

• He's to slow

• He's sick

• His grades are bad

• He is too young