5.4:Trombone Shorty (comp)

What genre is Trombone Shorty?

• biography

• historical fiction

• autobiography

• fiction

Tags

CCSS.RI.11-12.10

CCSS.RI.6.10

CCSS.RI.7.10

CCSS.RI.8.10

CCSS.RI.9-10.10

What city did Troy Andrews grow up in that shaped his musical style?

• New York City

• Chicago

• Atlanta

• New Orleans

Tags

CCSS.RI.11-12.10

CCSS.RI.6.10

CCSS.RI.7.10

CCSS.RI.8.10

CCSS.RI.9-10.10

Troy Andrews said, "People didn't have a lot of ____ in Treme but we always had a lot of ___."

• houses, apartments

• people, love

• money, music

• music, soul

Tags

CCSS.RL.2.6

CCSS.RL.8.3

How are music and gumbo alike according to Troy Andrews?

• both are apicy

• both fill up your bellies

• it's a bunch of different things mixed together to make something great

• none of these

Tags

CCSS.RL.2.6

CCSS.RL.8.3

What special event occurred at a Jazz Festival that heavily influenced Trombone Shorty?

• famous musician Bo Diddley called him up on stage to play with him to a large crowd

• famous musician Louis Armstrong called him up on stage to play with him to a large crowd

• famous musician Duke Ellington called him up on stage to play with him to a large crowd

• famous musician Ella Fitzgerald called him up on stage to play with her to a large crowd

Tags

CCSS.RL.4.2

CCSS.RL.5.2

CCSS.RI.4.9

CCSS.RI.5.9

CCSS.RL.6.2

Troy Andrews always had access to expensive instruments and music lessons.

• true

• false

Tags

CCSS.RI.4.1

CCSS.RI.5.1

CCSS.RI.6.1

CCSS.RL.4.1

CCSS.RL.5.1

What's the difference between an autobiography and a biography.

• an autobiography is written by the same person the book is about but a biography is written by someone else

• an autobiography is made up and a biography is true

• an autobiography is only about a person a biography can be about anything

• nothing is different they're totally the same

Tags

CCSS.RI.11-12.10

CCSS.RI.6.10

CCSS.RI.7.10

CCSS.RI.8.10

CCSS.RI.9-10.10

Why did Trombone Shorty write this book?

• to inspire children that they can achieve their goals by sticking to them

• to teach about the trombone and how to play it

• to tell about growing up in New Orleans and how much fun he had

• he didn't write this book, his parents did

Tags

CCSS.RI.9-10.9

CCSS.RI.K.6

CCSS.RL.11-12.9

CCSS.RL.9-10.9

CCSS.RL.K.6

Trombone Shorty is a very talented and popular _______

• inspiration

• festival

• pretend

• musician

Tags

CCSS.RF.2.3D

CCSS.RF.3.3B

CCSS.RF.3.3C

CCSS.RF.3.3D

CCSS.RF.2.4

She picked up the ____ and played a beautiful song.

• inspiration

• instrument

• musician

• festival

Tags

CCSS.RL.3.4

CCSS.RL.4.4

CCSS.RI.2.4

CCSS.RI.3.4

CCSS.RI.4.4