Tangerine - August 23 Check-in

How did Erik get so good at kicking a football?

• He watched his dad kick a football 100 times.

• He used to play soccer.

• He was taught by a professional football player in the NFL.

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CCSS.RI.7.1

CCSS.RI.8.1

CCSS.RI.9-10.1

CCSS.RL.8.1

CCSS.RL.9-10.1

"So the clouds go around looking for all the tangerine trees. They can't find them, they get mad, and they start thundering and lightning and dumping the rain on us," (Bloor 31).

What literary device is this an example of?

• Hyperbole

• Simile

• Personification

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CCSS.RL.8.3

CCSS.RL.2.6

Who is Joey Costello?

• Mike's younger brother who plays soccer at Lake Windsor Middle School.

• Mike Costello's cousin who Paul absolutely hates.

• Mike's older brother in college.

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CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.8.3

CCSS.RL.9-10.3

CCSS.RL.7.3

CCSS.RL.11-12.6

Who is Arthur Bauer?

• The Lake Windsor High School Principal.

• A new friend of Erik's who also plays football.

• Paul's friend from Houston, Texas.

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CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.8.3

CCSS.RL.9-10.3

CCSS.RL.7.3

CCSS.RL.5.3

Paul is confident that he would be the best goalie on the middle school team after seeing the other players.

• True

• False

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CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.9-10.3

CCSS.RL.6.6

CCSS.RL.7.6

CCSS.RL.8.6