7HL4 Scholarship Jacket + POV

What was Marta doing when she heard the two teachers arguing about who should be the valedictorian?

• She was on her way to her math class.

• She was going back to pick up her gym shorts because she had forgotten them.

• She was on her way to the principal's office.

• She was walking down the fall because she had decided not to go to PE since she didn't have her gym shorts.

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CCSS.RL.6.6

CCSS.RL.7.6

CCSS.RL.8.6

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.9-10.3

In what way did Marta try to "not make it any easier" for the principal when she was called to the office?

• She refused to say anything when he explained the new policy.
• She told him he was going to have to talk to her grandfather himself.
• She looked him straight in the eye as he told her about the new policy.
• She refused to leave the office until he told her why there was a new policy.

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CCSS.RI.7.1

CCSS.RI.8.1

CCSS.RL.7.1

CCSS.RL.7.2

CCSS.RL.8.1

The author implies that Mr. Boone

• had a strong personal dislike for Marta

• knew Marta was not really as intelligent as other people

• felt that Joann had more leadership ability

• was more concerned about pleasing Joann's father than being fair to Marta

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CCSS.RI.7.1

CCSS.RI.8.1

CCSS.RL.7.1

CCSS.RL.7.2

CCSS.RL.8.1

The most likely reason for the Board's new policy concerning the scholarship jacket is that the members

• think the jacket costs too much to give away

• wants everyone to have an equal chance

• hold a grudge against Marta's grandfather

• want the daughter of a powerful Board member to get it

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CCSS.RI.7.1

CCSS.RI.8.1

CCSS.RL.7.1

CCSS.RL.7.2

CCSS.RL.8.1

Why did Marta's grandfather say he would not give her the fifteen dollars?

• He said they did not have that kind of money.
• He thought if she had earned it by getting the highest grades, she shouldn't have to pay for it.
• He did not think it was important for Marta to have the jacket.
• He wanted to teach Marta that being at the top of the class is not the most important thing.

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CCSS.RI.7.1

CCSS.RI.8.1

CCSS.RL.7.1

CCSS.RL.7.2

CCSS.RL.8.1

In paragraph 3, the narrator describes herself as

"pencil thin, not a curve anywhere. I was called “beanpole” and “string bean,” and I knew that’s what I looked like. A flat chest, no hips, and a brain; that’s what I had."

What do readers learn about her through this description?

• She isn't confident in her physical appearance but is confident in her intelligence.

• She isn't confident in her intelligence but is confident in her physical appearance.

• She doesn't think that she is pretty or smart. There is nothing about herself that she is confident about.

• She feels that it is more important to be pretty than to be smart.

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CCSS.RL.6.6

CCSS.RL.7.6

CCSS.RL.8.6

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.9-10.3

How does the argument between Mr. Boone and Mr. Schmidt impact the plot of the story?

• Their conversation provides the resolution of the story.

• Their conversation introduces an important character.

• Their conversation provides background information.

• Their conversation introduces the conflict of the story.

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CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.9-10.3

CCSS.RL.7.3

CCSS.RL.8.3

CCSS.RL.9-10.5

Select a phrase that best conveys the idea that Martha deserves the Scholarship Jacket.

• "My oldest sister, Rosie, had won the jacket a few years back, and I fully expected to also."

• "The next day the principal called me into his office and I knew what it would be about."

• "I hear you're getting that scholarship jacket this year."

• "I don't care who her father is, her grades don't even begin to compare to Martha's."

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CCSS.RI.7.1

CCSS.RI.8.1

CCSS.RL.7.1

CCSS.RL.7.2

CCSS.RL.8.1

A type of narrative perspective in where the  author uses pronouns like ''your" and "you."

• Second Person POV
• Third Person POV
• First Person POV

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CCSS.RL.6.6

CCSS.RL.7.6

CCSS.RL.8.6

CCSS.RL.1.6

CCSS.RL.5.6

What Point of View is the following sentence:

We go to the mountains every winter for vacation.

• 3rd person objective

• 1st person

• 3rd person limited

• 2nd person

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CCSS.RL.6.6

CCSS.RL.7.6

CCSS.RL.8.6

CCSS.RL.1.6

CCSS.RL.5.6