Student Name: Grade 5 Lesson 17 Date: Use the text by Lensey Namioka titled LAFFF from Best Shorts on pages 510-525 in your student reader to answer the questions below. Directions Read the text. Then answer questions 1 and 2. 1. How does paragraph 1 on page 512 relate to paragraph 5 on page 525? Use two details from the story to support your answer. 2. How are the narrator and Peter alike? Use details from the story to support your response.
Use the text by Lensey Namioka titled LAFFF from Best Shorts on pages 510-525 in your student reader to answer the question below. Directions Read the story and article. Then answer question 3. 3. What is the theme of LAFFF from Best Shorts? How is this theme developed in the story? Use details from both the story and article to support your response. In your response be sure to identify the theme of the story explain how the theme is developed use details from the story to support your response
EXEMPLARY RESPONSE- 2 Point RL.5.5 Explain how a series of chapters, scenes, or stanzas fits together to provide the overall structure of a particular story, drama, or poem. W.5.2 Write informative/explanatory texts to examine a topic and convey ideas and information clearly. Stem: How does paragraph # relate to paragraphs # and #? Use two details from the story/article to support your answer. 1. How does paragraph 1 on page 512 relate to paragraph 5 on page 525? Use two details from the story to support your answer. Possible Exemplary Response: Paragraph 1 on page 512 relates to paragraph 5 on page 525 because they are identical but are used for two different purposes. On page 512, at the beginning of the story, the paragraph is used to introduce the main character in her story, Peter. On page 525, at the end of the story, the reader learns that this paragraph is also the beginning paragraph of her story that wins the writing contest. The reader learns that Angela wrote a story about her experience with her friend Peter and his time machine. Possible Details to Include: Other relevant text-based details Score Points: Apply 2-point rubric
EXEMPLARY RESPONSE 2 Point RL.5.3 Compare and contrast two or more characters, settings, or events in a story or drama, drawing on specific details in the text (e.g., how characters interact). W.5.2 Write informative/explanatory texts to examine a topic and convey ideas and information clearly. Stem: How are the narrator and the [character] alike? Use two details from the story to support your response. 2. How are the narrator and Peter alike? Use two details from the story to support your response. Possible Exemplary Response: The narrator, Angela, and Peter are alike in a few ways. Primarily, they are alike because both of their families came to America from China. According to the text, Peter s family came first and they were able to give Angela s family advice on how to get along in America. They are also alike because they both value school and learning. Angela s parents make sure that she works hard in school, and Peter is at the top of his class. Possible Details to Include: Other relevant text-based details Score Points: Apply 2-point rubric
Exemplary Response 4 Point RL.5.2 Determine a theme of a story, drama, or poem from details in the text, including how characters in a story or drama respond to challenges or how the speaker in a poem reflects upon a topic; summarize the text. W.5.2 Write informative/explanatory texts to examine a topic and convey ideas and information clearly. Stem: What is the theme of [article]? How do events in the story help develop the theme? Use details from the story to develop your response. Directions Read the story and article. Then answer question 3. 3. What is the theme of LAFFF from Best Shorts by Lensey Namioka? How is this theme developed in the story? Use details from the story to support your response. In your response be sure to Describe the theme of the story Explain how the theme is developed in the story Use details to support your response Possible Exemplary Response: The theme of the story, LAFF from Best Shorts is to believe in yourself and your ability to succeed. Throughout the story, Angela struggles with self-doubt. At the end of the story, she finally realizes that she is able to succeed and her self-doubt goes away. The theme is developed in the story through the relationship between Angela and Peter. At first, Angela is in awe of Peter because he is mysterious. Peter challenges her in school because according to Angela, My grades are nothing compared to Peter s. Peter also has a creative mind and is able to create inventions such as his time machine. After winning the writing contest, Angela realizes that Peter admires her creative ability to write just as much as she admires him. Another way that the theme is developed in the story is through Angela s love of writing. Even though she loves writing, she lacks confidence in her creative ability to write. According to the story, Angela has a lot of ideas but struggles with finding the right words as English is not her first language. Angela uses Peter s time machine to see the writing that wins the contest. She uses this information to write her own story. After she wins, she feels bad because she thinks she cheated. Through the help of Peter, she realizes that her idea for a story was the winner and that she can succeed. Angela s love of writing and her friendship with Peter are two events that help develop the theme in the story, LAFF from Best Shorts.
Possible Details to Include: Other relevant text-based details Score Points: Apply 4-point rubric