Unit 3 Week 2 - Comprehension - "Finding Lincoln" p. 228-231

Visualize - p. 228

The librarian opens the door just a little tiny bit and pokes her head out. How does the librarian feel when she lets Louis into the library?

• She is being cautious. She doesn’t want anyone to see what she is doing.

• She was brave. She didn't care if anyone saw her.

Skill: Cause and Effect (p. 228)

What could the effects of the librarian helping Louis be? Select 3 possible answers.

• She might get in trouble.

• She might have to pay a fine.

• She may lose her job.

• She will get promoted to a better job.

Skills - Cause and Effect (p. 228)

Knowing these effects, what do you think caused the librarian to help him?

• She probably thought it was unfair that he couldn’t check out books.

• Louis was going to pay her money to borrow books.

Sentence Structure - Italics

How are italics used in the first sentence of the last paragraph?

• to show the title of the book

• to show what Louis was saying

Genre - Historical Fiction

What details does the author include about library cards that remind you this story is historical fiction?

• Louis’s parents couldn’t get a library card. This shows that this is historical fiction because in some states in the 1950s, black people could not get library cards.These days, everybody can get a library card.

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Strategy - Visualize

How does Louis feel about not having a library card?

• Louis is looking down at his feet and wishing he was invisible. I can picture him doing this. When I do, I can see that he is disappointed and embarrassed. He is worried he won’t be able to get a library card and thinks he isn’t going to be able to check out the book after all.

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Skill - Make Inferences (p. 230)

How does Louis feel when he gets his book and his library card? Use evidence from the text to support your inference. Select 3 answers.

• Louis is relieved and in awe.

• He was amazed and can’t seem to believe he actually got a library card and checked out a book.

• He was excited, since he looks at the card and book all the way home.

• He didn't think having a library card and book were important.

Connection of Ideas (p. 224 and 230)

What connection do the librarian and Abraham Lincoln share about "shaking things up?".

• They are people who aren’t afraid to do what is right, even if it's risky.

• They were shaking things around their house.

Connection of Idea - (p. 230)

How do the librarian’s actions shake things up?

• She isn’t supposed to let Louis have a library card or lend him books, but she does anyway even though it could get her fired.

• She begins to shake all the books in the shelves of the library.

Connection of Ideas - (p. 230)

What does it mean to say that the librarian doesn’t mind shaking things up?

• It means that she’s not afraid to do things that she thinks are right and stand up for what she believes in, even if it goes against what other people are doing.

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