Workbook for "How to Transform an Everyday, Ordinary Hoop Court
Into a Place of Higher Learning and You at the Podium" by Matt de la Pena
from short story anthology: Flying Lessons & Other Stories edited by Ellen Oh.
Cover page & self-reflection question related to one theme in the story: parent-child relations.
Pgs. 1-4: Reading comprehension questions & vocab activities
Pgs. 5-6: Character graphic organizers
>3 pre-reading questions
>33 reading comprehension questions
>2 post-reading questions
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Three types of questions:
- Short Response (complete sentences not required)
- Complete Response (complete sentences required)
- True/False
>Some questions are 'no wrong answer' style to encourage independent thinking and creative engagement.
>Story review form and plotline graphic organizer a re-usables. Can be used with any book, story, or epic poem. Career-long resources.
>All character graphic organizers are specific to the story. Not generic.
<>Resources are designed for struggling learners. Perfect modified or alternative resources for special education or below-level learners. Novel workbook questions are not all higher order thinking (a few are); they are roughly 7-8th grade level.
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