LLI Purple Lesson 8: The Phenom!

What genre is The Phenom?

• Historical Fiction- A made up story that takes place in the past and could have happened

• Realistic Fiction- A made up story that could happen in real life

• Biography- A true story about a real person's life written by someone else

• Science Fiction- A made up story that explores relationships between humans and technology, often taking place in the future

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What textual evidence supports the genre of the book?

• This is a true story about a girl named Renita who struggled at one point in her life.

• This made up story takes place in the future where the protagonist plays a new game called table tennis.

• This is a made up story about how people used to play a game called table tennis and its effects on the players.

• This is a made up story that could have happened in real life about a girl named Renita and her struggle to deal with the pressure of winning.

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Reorder the following plot events in the story, The Phenom!

• Renita's coach asked if she could play in the boys' division.

• Renita felt pressured since people made a banner and started watching her practice.

• She realized winning wasn't that important after seeing how happy she was playing as a kid, so she went to the tournament.

• The media made a big deal out of Renita playing in the boys' division and made the news.

• Renita didn't want to play and told her mom that she was sick with the flu.

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What was the conflict in the story?

• It was an internal conflict between Renita and herself about her friendship with LuAnn.

• It was an external conflict between Renita and LuAnn about the news coverage.

• It was an external conflict between Renita and the other players in the bracket.

• It was an internal conflict between Renita and herself about playing table tennis in the tournament.

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How does Renita respond to all the news coverage?

• She loves the attention from everyone.

• She was encouraged to do her best at the tournament.

• It made her sick to her stomach with worry.

• She was proud that she was so talented.

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The morning of the tournament, how does Renita feel about going to the tournament?

• She feels sick and doesn't want to go.

• She feels excited and wants to get there early.

• She feels tired but can't sleep.

• She is full of joy at the chance to play her favorite sport.

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What is the significance of the scrapbook Renita finds on page 14?

• It shows that she was happy playing table tennis when she was younger and wasn't focused on winning.

• It shows how much she improved at table tennis from when she was younger.

• It shows family pictures of her growing up and the family members she missed.

• It shows how much she didn't enjoy table tennis and that she might need to quit.

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How was the conflict Renita had with herself about continuing to play in the tournament resolved?

• She decided to tell her mom that she was sick.

• She remembered she used to like table tennis and would at least go to the tournament.

• She decided to play in the tournament.

• She stayed home and didn't go to the tournament.

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What was the theme or message of the narrative(story)?

• It would be wonderful to go back in time.

• Having fun is more important than winning.

• It isn't fun to be famous.

• Practice, and you can become a phenomenal player.

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What evidence supports the theme of the story?

• Her coach asked her if winning was really that important.

• She was allowed to play against the boys since she kept winning the girls' division.

• Renita felt better after looking at photographs in the scrapbook of her younger self.

• All the attention was making Renita feel sick in her stomach.

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