First Day Fly

What is the theme of this story?

• It is important to always relive the past or you will quickly forget it.

• School should always be the most important thing for young people.

• People should not rely on how they look to determine their self-worth.

• The moments in life when we feel the most confident are worth remembering.

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CCSS.RL.5.2

CCSS.RL.5.9

CCSS.RL.6.2

CCSS.RL.7.2

CCSS.RL.8.2

How does the author develop the narrator's point of view in the story?

• By using comparisons, the author shows that the narrator thinks poetry is the best

  form of literature.

• By referring to the main character as "you," the author shows that the narrator knows

  and understands the main character well.

• By giving examples of the main character's dislike for school, the author shows that the

  narrator believes education is unimportant.

• By referring to Big Foot Baker by a nickname, the author shows that the narrator does

  not care to remember this painful period in his life.

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CCSS.RL.1.6

CCSS.RL.5.6

CCSS.RL.6.6

CCSS.RL.7.6

CCSS.RL.8.6

Which statement best explains the metaphor quoted from paragraph 1?

"Thomas Baker stepped on your foot with his dirty boots and turned your sneaker into a construction

site."

• The boy's shoe is very dirty because Thomas Baker stepped on it.

• Thomas Baker is a bully who steps on people's shoes for no reason.

• The boy's shoes are dirty from playing around at the construction site.

• Thomas Baker works at a construction site so his boots are always dirty.

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CCSS.RI.6.1

CCSS.RI.7.1

CCSS.RL.6.1

CCSS.RL.7.1

CCSS.RL.7.2

Which detail best supports the idea that the boy's mom expects him to care about his appearance?

• "You asked your mother to iron them because she's the best ironer you've ever

  known." (Paragraph 5)

• "Instead, you set up the ironing board, put water in the iron, and got to work."

  (Paragraph 5)

• "Taught you how to make fresh look like you and not like a first day of school costume."

  (Paragraph 11)

• "But she's still your mother. So when she says turn the shower off, you turn the shower

  off." (Paragraph 11)

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CCSS.RI.6.2

CCSS.RI.7.2

CCSS.RL.6.2

CCSS.RL.7.1

CCSS.RL.7.2

How do paragraphs 14-21 contribute to the mood of the story?

• The reader feels the narrator's stress and regret about the boy's lack of interest in

  school.

• The reader feels the narrator's happiness and enthusiasm for the boy's first day of

  school.

• The reader feels the narrator's excitement that the boy went on to become a famous

  poet.

• The reader feels the narrator's worry about the boy's failure to make good grades in

  middle school.

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CCSS.RL.5.4

CCSS.RL.6.4

CCSS.RL.7.4

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How do the boy's feelings change throughout the story?

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CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.7.3

CCSS.RL.8.3