Paired Selection 3rd Grade

Read lines 15 and 16 from the poem, Saw My Teacher on a Saturday.

So many rows of jars and cans.

So little room to hide.

The poet uses these lines to show —

• that the speaker is surprised by how big the store is

• how badly the speaker wants to avoid being seen by his teacher

• that the speaker is shy around his teacher

• how worried the speaker is that his mom will find him

Tags

CCSS.RL.2.4

CCSS.RL.3.4

CCSS.RL.3.5

CCSS.RL.4.4

CCSS.RL.4.5

Read line 8 from the poem, Saw My Teacher on a Saturday.

I thought that I would die!

The poet uses this line to show that the speaker is —

• careless

• disappointed

• embarrassed

• angry

Tags

CCSS.RL.2.4

CCSS.RL.3.4

CCSS.RL.3.5

CCSS.RL.4.4

CCSS.RL.4.5

What is the main theme in the story, Kwan’s Secret Talent?

• People are often unwilling to try something new.

• Don’t be afraid to show people who you really are.

• People enjoy learning about other cultures.

• You can teach people some things more easily than other things.

Tags

CCSS.RL.3.9

CCSS.RL.4.2

CCSS.RL.4.9

CCSS.RL.5.2

CCSS.RL.5.9

Which sentence from the story best explains why Kwan agrees to share his wrapping cloths with his classmates?

• Then she saw the cloths wrapped around the groceries Kwan and his grandmother were loading into their van.

• His grandmother’s wide smile showed how proud of him she would be for sharing this Korean custom.

• Kwan usually spent some time each evening working on a cloth, but that evening he did not.

• “When your grandfather and I were married, we received a gift from his mother wrapped in this cloth she made.”

Tags

CCSS.RF.3.4C

CCSS.RF.4.4C

CCSS.RI.3.1

CCSS.RL.3.1

CCSS.RL.3.2

Which message do BOTH the selection "Saw My Teacher on a Saturday" and the selection "Kwan’s Secret Talent" share?

• It leads the characters to share their talents with their classmates.

• It allows Kwan’s classmates to learn how to carry their lunches in a cloth.

• The students both know they did something wrong at school.

• You never know what will happen if you see your teacher outside of school.

Tags

CCSS.RI.1.9

CCSS.RI.2.9

CCSS.RI.3.9

CCSS.RI.5.7

CCSS.RL.4.7

How is seeing the teacher in the grocery store in the selection "Saw My Teacher on a Saturday" DIFFERENT from seeing the teacher in the selection "Kwan’s Secret Talent"? Explain your response by using evidence from the text.

Tags

CCSS.RI.1.9

CCSS.RI.2.9

CCSS.RI.3.9

CCSS.RI.5.7

CCSS.RL.4.7