Teal LLI: Lesson 3 The RIp-Off

What is the genre of The Rip-Off?

• Informational- a text that includes facts and information about real life topic

• Mystery- a made up story where people need to solve a puzzling situation

• Autobiography- a true story about the author's life

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

How do you know it is that genre?

• The text informs the reader of facts and information about video games.

• The text is a made-up story about a boy who wants to impress new kid and steals a video game.

• The text is a made-up story about finding the missing video game.

• The text is written by a real boy named Carlos and real events in his life.

Organize these options into the right categories

Groups:

(a) Carlos

,

(b) Harris

,

(c) Darren

• Best friends with Harris

• Thief

• New kid at school

• Hard Worker

• Loyal

• True friend

• Best friends with Carlos

• His dad lost his job and mom works two jobs

• Knows right from wrong

• Confident

• Lacks confidence

• Manipulative

What is the main external conflict in The Rip-Off?

• Carlos wants Darren to like him, but he lack confidence.

• Carlos wants a new game, but doesn't have money and his dad won't buy it.

• Darren thinks Carlos's dad is lame.

• There is too much savage and brutality in the city where Carlos lives.

How is the main external conflict solved?

• Darren makes fun of Carlos for having a lame dad.

• Carlos goes along with stealing the game, but finds out Darren isn't a true friend.

• Carlos helps steal the game from Game Planet and they don't get caught.

• Carlos's family moves to a new neighborhood.

What is the main internal conflict in The Rip-Off?

• Carlos wants Darren to like him, but he lacks confidence.

• Carlos wants a new game, but doesn't have money and his dad won't buy it.

• Darren thinks Carlos's dad is lame.

• There is too much savage and brutality in the city where Carlos lives.

How is the main internal conflict solved?

• Darren makes fun of Carlos for having a lame dad.

• Carlos goes along with stealing the game, but finds out Darren isn't a true friend.

• Carlos helps steal the game from Game Planet and they don't get caught.

• Carlos's family moves to a new neighborhood.

Which evidence supports the statement: Carlos' dad will not let him have shooting games.

• What's lame is the game. p. 3

• "No shooting games. There's too much brutality and savagery in the city already." p. 5

• "Why didn't you ask for StreetOps?" p.5

• Dad's unemployed, mom works two jobs. p. 3

Which evidence refutes the statement: Darren has a plan for how to steal the video game and both Carlos and Harris think it's ok.

• On the way over, he had told us his plan. p14

• " I'm banned from the store, so the clerk's gonna get all bothered worked up, ad agitated." p. 14

• Harris and I say "Okay" at the same time, but I doubt either of us believes anything about this is really okay. p. 14

• Darren is confident, but my stomach feels like I'm on a cheap carnival ride. p. 14

Match the motivation to steal the game with the correct character.

• Acceptance

• Harris

• Selfishness

• Carlos

• Loyalty

• Darren