Championship Lost (FAST PRACTICE)

Does the setting support the Authors Purpose?

• The setting has no impact on the author's purpose.
• The setting is irrelevant to the author's purpose.
• The setting being out of the ordinary and quiet supports the authors purpose.

• The setting is only used for descriptive purposes.

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CCSS.RL.11-12.3

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.9-10.3

CCSS.RL.7.3

CCSS.RL.8.3

Why did the narrator believe that his team was supposed to be the champions?

• The narrator believed that his team was supposed to be the champions because of their lucky charm.
• The narrator believed that his team was supposed to be the champions because of their coach's predictions.
• The narrator believed that his team was supposed to be the champions because of their rival team's poor performance.
• The narrator believed that his team was supposed to be the champions because they were the home team.

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CCSS.RL.11-12.3

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.8.6

CCSS.RL.9-10.3

CCSS.RL.7.6

Using context clues what do you think "din" means?

• loud and continuous noise or commotion
• a type of food
• a small insect
• a type of bird

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CCSS.RI.11-12.4

CCSS.RI.8.4

CCSS.RI.9-10.4

CCSS.RL.11-12.4

CCSS.RL.9-10.4

Why do you think the narrator is alone in the locker room? Where is the rest of his teammates?

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CCSS.RI. 9-10.1

CCSS.RI.11-12.1

CCSS.RI.8.1

CCSS.RL.11-12.2

CCSS.RL.9-10.2

How does the author use the narrators grandmother to add to the author's purpose.

• To add to the narrators mood

• To highlight the importance of education in the narrator's family
• To showcase the narrator's cooking skills
• To provide historical context for the story

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CCSS.RI. 9-10.6

CCSS.RI.11-12.6

CCSS.RL.11-12.6

CCSS.RL.9-10.6

CCSS.RI.8.6

What key words in paragraph 7 give the reader a clue about how the grandmother feels about the narrators performance? What is her feeling of his performance?

• Key words: standing tall/chin high

  Feeling: impressed and proud

• Key words: a grin

  Feeling: confused and indifferent

• Key words: a grin/ standing tall

  Feeling: disappointed and angry

• Key words: a grin/chin high

  Feeling: surprised and amused

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CCSS.RL.11-12.3

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.8.6

CCSS.RL.9-10.3

CCSS.RL.7.6

Does the narrator agree with his grandmother?

• No

• Yes

• Somewhat

• He doesn't have a grandmother

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CCSS.RL.11-12.3

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.8.6

CCSS.RL.9-10.3

CCSS.RL.7.6

Why does the narrator have pride?

• The narrator has pride because they are arrogant.

• The narrator has pride because they have a high self-esteem.
• The narrator has pride because they are boastful.
• The narrator has pride because they played a good game.

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CCSS.RL.11-12.3

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.8.6

CCSS.RL.9-10.3

CCSS.RL.7.6

The author's purpose in writing this passage is to offer perspective on the common experience of losing a game. How does the author use point of view to achieve that purpose?

• First-person narration shows the reader how a player feels about losing many years after it happened.

• First - person narration allows the reader to view the loss through the grandmother's eyes

• First-person narration gives the reader a chance to experience both a win and a loss as a player.

• First-person narration helps the reader experience the loss through the player's eyes.

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CCSS.RL.8.6

CCSS.RI. 9-10.6

CCSS.RI.11-12.6

CCSS.RL.11-12.6

CCSS.RL.9-10.6

The author's purpose in writing this passage is to offer perspective on the common experience of losing a game. How does the grandmother's arrival in Paragraph 6 help to achieve this purpose?

• Her angry reaction to the team's loss reminds the narrator to do something to make it up to her.

• Her reaction surprises the narrator, but she has a unique way of viewing the outcome of the game.

• She is thrilled that the team won the game and wants the narrator to celebrate with her.

• She is proud of the narrator for trying so hard, even though the rest of the team played poorly.

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CCSS.RI. 9-10.6

CCSS.RI.11-12.6

CCSS.RL.11-12.6

CCSS.RL.9-10.6

CCSS.RI.8.6