Recipe for a Name

How is Jem feeling on his first day of school?

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• sad

• angry

• nervous

• excited

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CCSS.RL.4.3

CCSS.RL.5.3

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.2.3

CCSS.RL.3.3

Why is Jem worried about introducing himself as Janaldo Marcos?

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• 1. because he’s worried that people will have a tough time saying his name

  
  

• 1. because he knows his name reminds people of a popular song

  
  

• 1. because there’s already another person with the same name in the class

  
  

• 1. because he doesn’t want to embarrass his teacher by correcting her

  
  

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CCSS.RL.4.3

CCSS.RL.5.3

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.2.3

CCSS.RL.3.3

Read the following sentences from the text.

“‘Jem’ was easier for most people than ‘Janaldo Marcos.’ If he told everyone ‘Janaldo Marcos,’ they might have a tough time saying his name.

[...]

‘And our new student… Janaldo Marcos Sayo?’ Even worse, she said his first name wrong, and that made Jem feel so embarrassed. She pronounced it ‘Ha-NAL-doe’ instead of ‘Juh-NAWL-doe.’

‘Ha-NAL-doe MAR-cose Sayo?’ Ms. Weaver repeated.

Jem raised his hand but said nothing.”

What can you conclude about Jem based on this information?

• 1. Jem’s fears about people saying his name wrong come true.

  
  

• 1. Jem’s fears are proved wrong when Ms. Weaver says his name right.

  
  

• 1. Jem decides to let everyone say his name wrong for the rest of the year.

• 1. Jem corrects his teacher with the right way to say his name.

  
  

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CCSS.RL.5.1

CCSS.RI.4.1

CCSS.RI.5.1

CCSS.RI.6.1

CCSS.RL.4.1

How does Jem use the lesson about chocolate chip cookies in his conversation with Ms. Weaver?

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• 1. He talks about how he loves sweet foods, especially chocolate chip cookies.

  
  

• 1. He explains that his name has different ingredients, just like chocolate chip cookies.

  
  

• 1. He explains that he was raised baking different kinds of cookies, not chocolate chip.

  
  

• 1. He talks about how he wants to learn how to bake for his parents.

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CCSS.RL.2.6

CCSS.RL.8.3

What is the main idea of this story?

• 1. In chocolate chip cookies, each ingredient plays a special role in making the cookie taste good: the butter and sugar make the texture of the cookie either hard or soft, or sweet or less sweet.

  
  

• 1. Janaldo Marcos loves learning about baking and ingredients because he hopes to open his own bakery one day where he bakes his favorite desserts, including chocolate chip cookies.

  
  

• 1. Janaldo Marcos, or Jem, is nervous about people saying his name wrong on the first day of school, but a school lesson about ingredients helps him explain how to pronounce his name to his teacher.

  
  

• 1. Janaldo Marcos, or Jem, is upset and embarrassed about having to correct Ms. Weaver because she is saying his name, Ha-NAL-doe, when really his name is pronounced Juh-NAWL-doe.

  
  

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CCSS.RI.3.2

CCSS.RI.4.2

CCSS.RI.5.2

CCSS.RL.4.2

CCSS.RL.5.2

Read the following sentences.

“‘Mine, too! But we can’t forget the other ingredients,’ she said, writing a list of the different elements that go into a chocolate chip cookie— sugar, butter, flour, baking soda, and eggs.”

What does the word elements mean as it’s used here?

• 1. the most impressive example of something

  
  

• 1. a type of cook book used for baking

  
  

• 1. things that you might find in your bedroom

  
  

• 1. things that are used to make something

  
  

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CCSS.RL.5.1

CCSS.RI.4.4

CCSS.RI.5.4

CCSS.RL.4.4

CCSS.RL.5.4

Choose the word that best completes the following sentence.

Jem is worried about people having a tough time saying his name, Janaldo Marcos, _____ he thinks that then he won’t have any friends.

• because

• however

• last

• first

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CCSS.RI.2.9

CCSS.RI.4.8

CCSS.RI.5.8

CCSS.RL.4.5

CCSS.RL.6.1

How does Jem’s teacher react when he corrects her about how to say his name?

• The "Jan" comes from January, when he was born, "Aldo" is from his dad’s name, "Ronaldo," and ‘Marcos’ is from his mom’s name, "Marcielle.”

  
  

• She apologizes for saying it wrong and thanks him for sharing his name’s recipe with her.

  
  

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CCSS.RL.2.6

CCSS.RL.8.3

What are the ingredients of Janaldo Marcos’ name?

• The "Jan" comes from January, when he was born, "Aldo" is from his dad’s name, "Ronaldo," and ‘Marcos’ is from his mom’s name, "Marcielle.”

  
  

• She apologizes for saying it wrong and thanks him for sharing his name’s recipe with her.

  
  

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CCSS.RL.2.6

CCSS.RL.8.3

Why do you think that Janaldo Marcos is thinking of himself using his full name, not “Jem,” by the end of the story?

• Janaldo Marcos becomes more comfortable with his real name and learns how to correct people when they say it wrong. Students could also write about how the ingredients of Janaldo Marcos’ name make him proud of his name because it’s made up of pieces of his family and history.

  
  

• She apologizes for saying it wrong and thanks him for sharing his name’s recipe with her.

  
  

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CCSS.RL.4.3

CCSS.RL.5.3

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.2.1

CCSS.RL.7.3