Captain Arsenio

Was was the Author's purpose for writing Captain Arsenio?

• To persuade the reader to try each of his inventions

• To inform the reader about a story that contributed to aviation.

• To entertain the reader with a story about different attempts in flight

• To persuade the reader to increase their knowledge in physics

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CCSS.RI.6.6

CCSS.RI.6.9

CCSS.RL.4.6

CCSS.RL.5.6

CCSS.RL.6.6

An important element of an author's craft is their voice, what is the authors voice in this story?

• Silly

• Unfriendly

• Formal

• Informal

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CCSS.RI.6.6

CCSS.RI.6.9

CCSS.RL.4.6

CCSS.RL.5.6

CCSS.RL.6.6

"Scientists , philosophers, and even crazy people all have been pioneers of aviations, and each has made a different contribution."

What does the word contribution mean?

• A person who waits for something to be created

• A person who doesn't like to work

• A person who refuses to help make something

• A person who helps to make something

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CCSS.RI.5.4

CCSS.RI.6.4

CCSS.RL.4.4

CCSS.RL.5.1

CCSS.RL.5.4

What hint does the narrator give, that captain Arsenio may have succeeded in his efforts to fly?

• By saying that his book was founded buried near Cairo, Egypt.

• By saying that most people insist his book had landed on the surface of the moon.

• By saying that his book was buried under a pile of rusty metal junk

• By saying that people think it was in a chest at the bottom of the sea

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CCSS.RL.5.6

CCSS.RL.6.6

CCSS.RL.7.6

CCSS.RL.8.6

In the story Captain Arsenio is compared to the Wright brothers? Why?

• Both had great knowledge of physics and mechanics

• Both made silly discoveries

• Both were described as pioneers of aviation

• Both were proven to make successful inventions in aviation

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CCSS.RL.2.1

CCSS.RL.4.3

CCSS.RL.5.3

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.7.3

What does Acceleration mean?

• The act of moving faster

• Not moving

• The act of moving slower

• The act of stopping in a quickly manner

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CCSS.L.5.4A

CCSS.RI.5.4

One word that describes Captain Arsenio is that he had a lot of...

• Impatience

• Determination

• Fear

• Knowledge

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CCSS.RL.4.3

CCSS.RL.5.3

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.7.3

CCSS.RL.8.3

What details from the story might make readers think, Captain Arsenio was a real person?

• The way the story says that he tides birds together to fly in the sky

• The way the story describes how he was a contributor in flight such as the Wright Brothers.

• The way the story describes how he survived a 208 feet fall.

• The way the story describes his silly attempts in flight.

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CCSS.RL.5.1

CCSS.W.5.9A

Why do you think Captain Arsenio never gave up after several failed attempts?

• He was pessimistic

• He wanted to prove that he was good at something

• He had a feeling something will go wrong

• He was optimistic

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CCSS.RL.3.3

CCSS.RL.4.3

CCSS.RL.5.3

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.7.3

The passage says that Captain Arsenio's series of projects were eccentric , what is the meaning of eccentric as it is used there?

• Fun

• Odd

• Unsafe

• Boring

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CCSS.RI.5.4

CCSS.RI.6.4

CCSS.RL.4.4

CCSS.RL.5.1

CCSS.RL.5.4