LYNDON B.
JOHNSON SCHOOL
PLAN
DE APOYO
BIMESTRE
1
SUBJECT:
Language Arts
NAME:
_________________________________ DATE:
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TEACHER:
Mrs. Catalina Toro CLASS:
_______ AVERAGE GRADE:
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Identifying Genre Score:
___/20
Directions: Read the titles and
descriptions of the stories. Identify
the genre and subgenre using the word bank.
Some items may repeat.
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Category: fiction,
nonfiction.
Genre: fable, fairy
tale, historical fiction, legend, myth, science fiction, tall tale, etc.
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1.
Story of Alfred Bulltop Stormalong by unknown: Stormalong was said to be a
sailor and a giant, some 30 feet tall; he was the master of a huge clipper ship
known in various sources as either the Courser or the Tuscarora,
a ship so tall that it had hinged masts to avoid catching on the moon.
Category:
________________________________ Genre:
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3. The House of the Scorpion by Nancy
Farmer: Humans and clones populate a corrupt drug empire located between the United States and Mexico in this futuristic thriller.
Category:
________________________________ Genre:
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4.
Story of Robin Hood by unknown: Robin Hood is a highly-skilled archer and
outlaw who actually existed. He is known for "stealing from the rich and
giving to the poor" assisted by a group of outlaws known as his
"Merry Men". There are many songs and stories about him. Though he
was a real person, many of the facts surrounding him have been distorted or
greatly exaggerated.
Category:
________________________________ Genre:
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5. Story of Achilles by unknown: During the
Trojan War, Achilles was the Greek's best warrior; his nymph mother, assisted
by the gods, held him by his heel when she dipped him in the River Styx making
him immortal everywhere but there.
Category:
________________________________ Genre:
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6. Anna of Byzantium
by Tracy Barrett: In the eleventh century, the teenage princess Anna Comnena
fights for her birthright--the throne to the Byzantine
Empire--which she fears will be taken from her by her younger
brother, John.
Category:
________________________________ Genre:
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7. Dreams from My Father: A Story of Race and
Inheritance by Barack Obama: Born in
1961 to a white American woman and a black Kenyan student, Obama was reared in Hawaii by his mother and her parents, his father having
left for further study and a return home to Africa.
So Obama's not-unhappy youth is nevertheless a lonely voyage to racial
identity, tensions in school, struggling with black literature. This is his story in his own words.
Category:
________________________________ Genre:
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8. “The Story of the Three Bears” by unknown:
Goldilocks, a little girl with blonde hair, is lost in the forest. She comes upon a house that seems comfortable
and safe, but the house is actually the home of a family of bears.
Category:
________________________________ Genre:
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9. “The Lion and the Mouse” by unknown: A lion
almost eats a mouse that woke him, but the mouse begs forgiveness and promises
to return the favor. The lion lets the mouse go. Later, the lion is captured by hunters and
tied to a tree; the lion roars for help. The mouse hears the lion's pleas and
frees him by gnawing through the ropes. The last line of the story is: “Little
friends may prove great friends.”
Category:
________________________________ Genre:
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10. “Little Red Riding Hood” by unknown: a girl
walks through the woods to deliver food to her sick grandmother. A wolf goes to the grandmother's house, eats
the grandmother, and waits for the girl, disguised as the grandmother.
Category:
________________________________ Genre:
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Identifying Narrative Perspective Score: __/19
I.
Directions: Read the following passages and determine the narrative
perspective, then explain how you were able to identify the point of view- if
the passage is third person, explain which character’s thoughts are
revealed. (2 Points each)
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Narrative
Perspective (point of view): first-person,
second-person, third-person objective, third-person limited, third-person
omniscient.
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1.Sideways Stories from Wayside School by Louis Sachar
Leslie sat in front of Paul. She had two long, brown pigtails that
reached all the way down to her waist. Paul
saw those pigtails, and a terrible urge came over him. He wanted to pull a
pigtail. He wanted to wrap
his fist around it, feel the hair between his fingers, and just yank. He thought it would be fun to tie the
pigtails together, or better yet, tie them to her chair. But most of all, he just wanted to
pull one.
Narrative Perspective:________________________________________________________________
If it is third-person, which character’s thoughts are revealed?
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2.Invitation to the Game by Monica Hughes
And we scrounged. Next
to survival, scrounge was probably the most important
word in our new vocabulary. We
found a store that was throwing out water-damaged mattresses. Getting them home was a problem, since
we had to make two trips, leaving Brad and Katie, armed with sticks to guard
over the remained. I truly
expected them to be challenged by some gang boss, but they said that the only
person who came by was a scrawny little rat of a girl living alone. We let her have one of the mattresses.
Narrative Perspective:________________________________________________________________
If it is third-person, which character’s thoughts are revealed?
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3. Tuck Everlasting by Natalie Babbitt
At dawn, Mae Tuck set out on her horse for the wood at the edge of
the village of Treegap. She was going there, as she did once
every ten years, to meet her two sons, Miles and Jesse, and she was feeling at
ease. At noon time, Winnie
Foster, whose family owned the Treegap wood, lost her patience at last and
decided to think about running away.
Narrative Perspective:________________________________________________________________
If it is third-person, which character’s thoughts are revealed?
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4.Curious George and the Pizza by Margret Rey
At the pizza place, Tony the baker was getting the pizzas ready
for baking. He flattened
out a ball of dough into a large pancake and tossed it in the air. He spread
tomato sauce on it, sprinkled it with cheese, and shoved it in the oven. Then
the telephone rang. “A fellow from the factory wants a large pizza delivered in
a hurry,” Tony’s wife called. “OK, I’ll get my coat,” said Tony.
Narrative
Perspective_______________________________________________________________
If it is third-person, which character’s thoughts are revealed?
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5. The Baffled Parent's Guide to Great Basketball Drills by
Jim Garland
Before each practice begins, make sure you check the court and
remove any debris from the playing surface. When your players arrive, check that
they have the proper footwear and that they’ve removed any jewelry, which could
injure the player wearing the jewelry or another player. Always carry a list of emergency phone
numbers for your players, and know where the nearest phone is located. You should also have a first-aid kit,
and you might want to take a first-aid course.
Narrative Perspective:________________________________________________________________
If it is third-person, which character’s thoughts are revealed?
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II.
Directions:
Read each passage of the following
passages and identify the narrators’ point of view. Shade in the appropriate bubble.(1 Point
each)
1. Someone to Love Me by Anne Schraff
Lorraine,
Cindy’s mother, came out of her bedroom carrying a small mirror. She peered at her reflection as she walked,
carefully examining the lipstick she had just put on. “Stop whinin’ baby. Just straighten things up before you leave
for school. I’m late for work.” “I’m not going to school today,” Cindy
declared. She waited to see if her
mother would get angry and insist that she go.
Cindy was a freshman at Bluford High, and even though it was only
October, she had already missed several days of school.
a) first-person b)
second-person
c) third-person objective d) third-person limited e) third-person
omniscient
2. To Kill a Mocking Bird by Harper Lee
We lived on the main residential
street in town—Atticus, Jem and I, plus Calpurnia our cook. Jem and I found our father satisfactory: he
played with us, read to us, and treated us with courteous detachment… Our
mother died when I was two, so I never felt her absence.
a) first-person b) second-person
c) third-person objective d)
third-person limited e) third-person omniscient
3. White Fang by Jack London
They spoke no more until camp was
made. Henry was bending over and adding
ice to the bubbling pot of beans. Henry grunted with a tone that was not
sympathy, and for a quarter of an hour they sat on in silence, Henry staring at
the fire, and Bill at the circle of eyes that burned in the darkness just
beyond the firelight.
a) first-person b) second-person
c) third-person objective d)
third-person limited e) third-person omniscient
4. Some dark night Shelly said, “I hate
squirrels,” but really she loved them.
Carol said, “They smell,” but really, she loved them too. Both of them thought that squirrels were
pretty cute.
a) first-person b) second-person
c) third-person objective d)
third-person limited e) third-person omniscient
III.
Definitions
Directions:
Match the definitions to the
terms. Shade in the appropriate
bubble.
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11. When the narrator tells
“you” or “your” story
12. When the narrator tells the story of “he”
or “she” and reveals one character’s thoughts and feelings
13. When the narrator tells the story of “he”
or “she” and reveals two or more characters’ thoughts or feelings
14. When the story is narrated from the
perspective of “I”
15. When the narrator tells the story of “he”
or “she” and does not reveal any characters’ thoughts
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a. First-Person
b. Second-Person
c. Third-Person Objective
d. Third-Person Limited
e. Third-Person Omniscient
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Author’s
Purpose Score:
__/5
Directions:
Read the description of each text and
identify the MAIN purpose of the author.
1. A five paragraph essay where a student argues
that people should recycle and not litter
A. Entertain B. Inform C. Persuade
2. An encyclopedia entry about endangered
animals and efforts to protect them
A. Entertain B. Inform C. Persuade
3. A map of the world, showing all continents,
countries, and oceans
A. Entertain B. Inform C. Persuade
4. A Garfield comic
from the newspaper in which Garfield
hates Mondays and likes lasagna
A. Entertain B. Inform C. Persuade
5. A brochure about how people shouldn’t shop at
Walmart because they hurt local businesses
A. Entertain B. Inform C. Persuade
Understanding
Theme with Fables Review Score:__/10
In Aesop’s fables, the moral of
the story (theme) is written in the last line.
In the following fables, the last line or theme has been removed. I have also made some slight changes to the
originals.
Directions:
Determine the moral or theme of these fables and explain your
interpretations.
1. The Crow and the Pitcher
A
CROW perishing with thirst saw a pitcher, and hoping to findwater, flew to it
with delight. When he reached it, he
discovered to his grief that it contained so little water that he could not
possibly get at it. He tried everything
he could think of to reach the water, but all his efforts were in vain. At last he collected as many stones as he
could carry and dropped them one by one with his beak into the pitcher, until
he brought the water within his reach and thus saved his life.
What is the moral of the story?
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Explain how your answer relates
to the story:
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2. The Hare With Many Friends
A Hare was very popular with
the other beasts who all claimed to be her friends. But one day she heard the hounds approaching
and hoped to escape them by the aid of her many Friends. So, she went to the horse, and asked him to
carry her away from the hounds on his back.
But he declined, stating that he had important work to do for his
master. “He felt sure,” he said, “that
all her other friends would come to her assistance.” She then applied to the bull, and hoped that
he would repel the hounds with his horns.
The bull replied: “I am very sorry, but I have an appointment with a
lady; but I feel sure that our friend the goat will do what you want.” The goat, however, feared that his back might
do her some harm if he took her upon it.
The ram, he felt sure, was the proper friend to apply to. So she went to the ram and told him the
case. The ram replied: “Another time, my
dear friend. I do not like to interfere
on the present occasion, as hounds have been known to eat sheep as well as
hares.” The Hare then applied, as a last
hope, to the calf, who regretted that he was unable to help her, as he did not
like to take the responsibility upon himself, as so many older persons than
himself had declined the task. By this
time the hounds had caught the Hare, and tore him to shreds.
What is the moral of the story?
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Explain how your answer relates
to the story: ____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
3. The Mule in the Lion’s Skin
An Mule once found a Lion’s
skin which the hunters had left out in the sun to dry. He put it on and went towards his native
village. All fled at his approach, both
men and animals, and he was a proud Mule that day. In his delight he lifted up his voice and
brayed, but then every one knew him, and his owner came up and gave him a sound
cudgelling for the fright he had caused.
And shortly afterwards a Fox came up to him and said: “Ah, I knew you by
your voice.”
What is the moral of the story?
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Explain how your answer relates
to the story:
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4. The Fox and the Goat
A FOX
one day fell into a deep well and could find no means of escape. A Goat, overcome with thirst, came to the
same well, and seeing the Fox, inquired if the water was good. Concealing his sad plight under a merry
guise, the Fox indulged in a lavish praise of the water, saying it was
excellent beyond measure, and encouraging him to descend. The Goat, mindful only of his thirst,
thoughtlessly jumped down, but just as he drank, the Fox informed him of the
difficulty they were both in and suggested a scheme for their common
escape. “If,” said he, “you will place
your forefeet upon the wall and bend your head, I will run up your back and
escape, and will help you out afterwards.”
The Goat readily assented and the Fox leaped upon his back. Steadying himself with the Goat’s horns, he
safely reached the mouth of the well and made off as fast as he could. When the Goat upbraided him for breaking his
promise, he turned around and cried out, “You foolish old fellow! If you had as
many brains in your head as you have hairs in your beard, you would never have
gone down before you had inspected the way up, nor have exposed yourself to
dangers from which you had no means of escape.”
What is the moral of the story?
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Explain how your answer relates
to the story:
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5. The Oxen and the Axle-Trees
A
HEAVY WAGON was being dragged along a country lane by a team of Oxen. The Axle-trees groaned and creaked terribly;
whereupon the Oxen, turning round, thus addressed the wheels: “Hullo there! why do you make so much noise?
We bear all the labor, and we, not you, ought to cry out.”
What is the moral of the story?
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Explain how your answer relates
to the story: ______________________________________________________________________________
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Story Structure
Directions: Read the following plot summaries, and then
write what the expositions, inciting moments, rising actions, climaxes, falling
actions and denouements are.
Pierce the
Spaceman
Pierce
tightened the buckle on his moon belt.
He had never seen the fogs of Planet Zarzoo so thick and the high
gravity was weighing down his space boots.
Pierce’s mission was simple: he was to dive through the sludge pits of
Zarzoo and gather Zennon crystals to power the space colony’s defense
shields. It seemed simple enough to
Pierce, but he had not anticipated a high gravity day and the acid rain was
burning through his spacesuit.
As
Pierce walked over the toxic sand dunes of the planet Zarzoo, he saw the two
golden suns setting. It would now get
much colder. Pierce turned on the
thermal warming power in his spacesuit as he approached the sludge pits. He checked his oxygen tanks and the levels
were green. Pierce thought to himself: It’s time to dive through some sludge,
and then he dove into the radioactive green goo of the sludge pits.
Pierce
felt that diving to the bottom of the sludge pits was easier than usual. Perhaps
it’s because of the high gravity, he reflected as he kicked his way toward
the shinny Zennon crystals spread along the floor of the pits. He gathered the space crystals and stuffed
them into his space pouch, he felt the slithering tentacle of a Toxopus as it
disconnected his air supply from respirator.
Toxic fluid poured into the air containers, making them useless. “Beast!”
Pierce shouted, taking in the last clean breath from the ruptured air
tank.
He
vaporized the monster with one blast of his raygun as he began frantically
scrambling for the surface. Clawing and
pulling, Pierce fought for air, but the high gravity and the thick sludge made
escape seem impossible. As Pierce’s
reality faded out, angels carried him.
Pierce
sat in a white chair on a white cloud, surrounded by white lights. A voice from all around spoke softly but
strongly to him: “Pierce, it is not your time.”
Pierce felt peace. “You must
bring the Zennon crystals to the space colony.” the voice went on, “If you do
not, the defense shields will fall and all will perish.” Pierce recognized the importance of his
mission but he did not know how to escape the sludge pits without oxygen, yet
alone the high gravity of planet Zarzoo.
“Pierce, the Zennon crystals have power,” were the last words Pierce
heard before he returned to his oxygen deprived body.
Pierce
was fading in and out of consciousness when he noticed tiny air bubbles seeping
out of one of the Zennon crystals.
Apparently, he had grazed one of the crystals with his raygun when he
was vaporizing the Toxopus. Pierce put
the cracked Zennon crystal to his mouth and drew a breath of oxygen from
it. His head stopped throbbing. He took another breath from the crystal and
his heart beat slowed. Pierce breathed a
sigh of relief as he climbed out of the sludge pit.
Marching
through the thick fogs of Zarzoo, Pierce held on to the Zennon crystals. He knew that they would power the defense
shields for the space colony and prevent an alien attack. When Pierce got back to his spaceship, he
thankfully powered up the oxygen generator and set the navigation system for
his home planet. Then he turned the key
to his spaceship, but it wouldn’t start.
The engine kept barking, but it wouldn’t turn over. Pierce smacked the spaceship on its dashboard
and it started. Pierce breathed another
sigh of relief. Throwing the Zennon
crystals in the back seat, Pierce flew the ship from the high gravity of planet
Zarzoo. He loosened a notch on his space
belt and waited for the space boosters to hit full power. Everything would be okay.
“Pierce the Spaceman”
1.
Author’s Purpose: entertain inform persuade
Why
did the author write this?
2. Genre: ____________________________ Subgenre: ______________________________
Ex:
Nonfiction, fiction, or folklore Ex: Autobiography, science fiction,
fable, informational writing, etc.
3. Narrator’s Point of View:
______________________________________________________
1st-person, 2nd-person, 3rd-person objective,
3rd-person limited, or 3rd-person omniscient
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4
& 5. Summarize the text:
Five
key events from beginning, middle, & end.
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6. Exposition
A.
Setting:____________________________________________________________________
When
and where does the story take place?
B. Conflict:
___________________________________________________________________
Describe
the conflict in the story.
7. Rising
Action: List some events that occur before the climax.
1.
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2.
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3.
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Climax:
The
turning point
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Falling
Action: List some events that occur after the climax.
1.
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2.
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Resolution:
When
the conflict is solved
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Nouns Score:
__/100
I.
Directions:
determine whether each noun is common or proper; and singular, plural or possessive; and concrete or abstract.
Write your answers on the appropriate lines.
1. mice
___________________ ___________________ ___________________
common or
proper? singular, plural, or possessive? concrete or abstract?
2. kindness
___________________ ___________________ ___________________
common or
proper? singular, plural, or possessive? concrete or abstract?
3. Big Macs ___________________ ___________________ ___________________
common or
proper? singular, plural, or possessive? concrete or abstract?
4. Christmas
___________________ ___________________ ___________________
common or
proper? singular, plural, or possessive? concrete or abstract?
5. danger
___________________ ___________________ ___________________
common or proper? singular, plural, or possessive? concrete or abstract?
6. Illinois ___________________ ___________________ ___________________
common or
proper? singular, plural, or possessive? concrete or abstract?
7.
Bugs Bunny ___________________ ___________________ ___________________
common or
proper? singular, plural, or possessive? concrete or abstract?
8. colleges’
___________________ ___________________ ___________________
common or
proper? singular, plural, or possessive? concrete or abstract?
9. wind
___________________ ___________________ ___________________
common or
proper? singular, plural, or possessive? concrete or abstract?
10. West
___________________ ___________________ ___________________
common or
proper? singular, plural, or possessive? concrete or abstract?
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II. Identifying Nouns: Circle each
noun. There is more than one in each
sentence. For each noun, determine what type of noun it is (singular, plural,
possessive or collective; concrete or abstract)
1. The city of Metropolis needs a real superhero to fight
crime.
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2. The superheroes in Metropolis have some
pretty silly superpowers.
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3. John has the most amazing superpower.
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4. With just a little caffeine, John can study
all night!
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5. Cowboy Boy lives in a quiet little town in New Mexico.
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6. Captain Football can throw a football over Mount Everest with one hand!
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7. Birdman can talk to birds but the birds have
been getting bored with his conversation recently.
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8. The Grasshopper can jump over cars, trees,
and buildings.
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9. The Flea is always itchy and never hesitates
to bite his enemies.
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10. All good superheroes fight for truth,
justice, and the right to wear spandex.
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