Round 1 Recap

from Show and Spell: Which of these ideas is explored in the play?

• People are inspired by others to achieve their goals.

• People approach tasks in different ways.

• Patience helps people avoid mistakes.

• Wisdom is gained through experience.

from Show and Spell: The purpose of the dialogue in lines 3 through 7 is to —

• introduce the main characters

• provide background on the main characters

• present the main conflict

• foreshadow the resolution of the main conflict

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CCSS.RL.2.6

CCSS.RL.8.3

from Show and Spell: Which of these best explains why there is only one scene?

• There is very little action.

• There are only three characters.

• Only a few props are needed.

• The setting does not change.

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CCSS.RL.5.2

CCSS.RL.5.10

CCSS.RL.5.3

CCSS.RL.5.5

CCSS.RL.4.7

from Show and Spell: What do these lines reveal about Sunny?

• She believes it is important to spell difficult words.

• She depends on her family to help her practice.

• She spells certain words as a way of annoying her brother.

• She knows that she is a better speller than her brother.

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CCSS.RL.2.6

CCSS.RL.8.3

from Show and Spell: The pom-poms are an important prop in the play because they —

• add to the tension between Sunny and Greg

• show that Sunny is proud of her accomplishments

• keep Sunny from staying on task

• are taken away by Sunny’s father

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CCSS.RL.5.2

CCSS.RL.5.10

CCSS.RL.5.3

CCSS.RL.5.5

CCSS.RL.4.10

from Show and Spell: What is the best summary of the play?

• Sunny has practiced for a spelling bee at school and outside her house, and now she decides to practice at home. She thinks that cheering her words will help her win the spelling bee, but she ends up getting into an argument with Greg.

• Sunny is cheering her spelling words and disturbing Greg, who is listening to music. She refuses to stop because she needs to practice for the spelling bee, so Mr. Sandstone suggests several solutions to end the argument.

• Two siblings, Sunny and Greg, are arguing about Sunny’s loud cheering. Sunny wants Greg to give her back her pom-poms. Mr. Sandstone tries to discuss the situation, but Sunny begins spelling out the title of a song Greg likes. Greg storms off.

• After listening to Sunny and Greg argue, Mr. Sandstone proposes that he and Greg go to dinner and a movie while Sunny practices spelling. Mr. Sandstone asks Sunny what she wants for dinner before he leaves and tells her not to work too hard.

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CCSS.RL.5.2

CCSS.RI.6.2

CCSS.RL.4.2

CCSS.RI.4.9

CCSS.RI.5.9

from Show and Spell: Mr. Sandstone’s main role in the play is to —

• act as peacemaker between Sunny and Greg

• investigate how Sunny and Greg feel about their situation

• encourage Sunny and Greg to focus on their schoolwork

• increase the tension between Sunny and Greg

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CCSS.RL.5.2

CCSS.RL.5.10

CCSS.RL.5.3

CCSS.RL.5.5

CCSS.RL.6.3

from Underwater Games: What change, if any, needs to be made in sentence 4?

• Change find to found

• Change entertain to entertaining

• Change themselfs to themselves

• No change should be made in sentence 4.

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CCSS.RI.4.3

CCSS.RI.5.3

CCSS.RI.5.5

CCSS.RI.4.5

CCSS.RI.6.3

from Underwater Games: What change, if any, should be made in sentence 6?

• Change are to were

• Delete the comma after mammals

• Change that to they

• No change should be made in sentence 6.

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CCSS.RI.4.3

CCSS.RI.5.3

CCSS.RI.5.5

CCSS.RI.4.5

CCSS.RI.6.3

from Underwater Games: What is the correct way to write sentence 10?

• One kind of an air bubble is shaped like a circle and called a bubble ring. Happening to be the perfect sea toy.

• One kind of air bubble is shaped like a circle, and called a bubble ring. Then it happens to be the perfect sea toy.

• One kind of air bubble is shaped like a circle, called a bubble ring it happens to be the perfect sea toy.

• One kind of air bubble is shaped like a circle. It is called a bubble ring, and it happens to be the perfect sea toy.

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CCSS.RI.4.3

CCSS.RI.5.3

CCSS.RI.5.5

CCSS.RI.4.5

CCSS.RI.6.3