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interacting in Meaningful Ways: academic Collaboration
Learning Targets
• Ask and answer questions about a personal narrative in conversations.
• Express and support opinions about a personal narrative in conversation. • Demonstrate active listening.
• Read closely to explain ideas, make inferences, and draw conclusions.
Turn to your partner or small group to discuss each question about “The Scholarship Jacket.” After you have discussed a question, write notes about your answer before going on to the next question.
aCTiViTY 1.4
1. What words and phrases does the narrator use to describe Grandpa? How do these words and phrases give the reader insight into what kind of person he is?
2. What is the central incident in the story? After discussing it, try to summarize it in one sentence.
I think the central incident is .
The words give the reader insight into .
3. What was the narrator’s response to the central incident?
4. What is the story’s setting? How does the setting shape the characters of Martha and her grandfather?
The setting of the story is .
The narrator responds to the incident by acting/feeling .
Asking Questions
With your partner or small group, re-read the ending of “The Scholarship Jacket,” aloud (paragraphs 35–37). Think about the characters’ thoughts and feelings and discuss what questions you have about the ending. Write one question to share with the whole class.
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