Blind Ambition

What genre (type of book) is Blind Ambition?

• fiction

• personal narrative

• historical fiction

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CCSS.RI.11-12.10

CCSS.RI.6.10

CCSS.RI.7.10

CCSS.RI.8.10

CCSS.RI.9-10.10

Who is the narrator?

• Rachel Baldwin

• Matthew Cooper

• Karen Cooper

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CCSS.RL.5.6

CCSS.RL.6.6

CCSS.RL.7.6

CCSS.RL.8.6

What is Matthew Cooper teaching his readers?

• People can do more when they work together.

• People can train dogs to help with sports.

• People can become most anything they want in life.

• People make others feel better by telling jokes.

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CCSS.RL.3.9

CCSS.RL.4.2

CCSS.RL.4.9

CCSS.RL.5.2

CCSS.RL.5.9

Why is Matthew Cooper blind?

• He was born with the disability.

• At age 3, he was diagnosed with a brain tumor that pressed on his optic nerve.

• At age 5, his retina detached from his eyeball.

• He never remembers being able to see.

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CCSS.RL.2.6

CCSS.RL.3.6

CCSS.RL.4.3

CCSS.RL.5.3

CCSS.RL.6.6

Identify Text Structure: At FIRST, I walked with a cane. When I was 11, I got my first guide down. A YEAR AND A HALF AGO, I got Twyla.

• cause and effect

• sequence

• compare and contrast

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CCSS.RI.2.5

CCSS.RI.3.5

CCSS.RI.4.5

CCSS.RI.5.5

CCSS.RI.6.5

How is Twyla Matthew's personal superhero?

• She plays golf with him.

• She helps him get around safely.

• she gives him commands

• She is his companion.

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CCSS.RI.3.2

CCSS.RI.4.2

CCSS.RI.5.2

CCSS.RL.3.2

CCSS.RL.5.2

Matthew expresses his feelings with an IDIOM. When I get really FED UP, I talk it over with Twyla. What does FED UP mean?

• to get help

• to be angry

• to eat a lot

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CCSS.RL.2.6

CCSS.RL.8.3

How does Matthew's friends ADAPT when they play paintball with Mathew?

• they use glow in the dark paint

• they wear buzzers

• they use braille letters

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CCSS.RL.2.3

CCSS.RL.3.3

CCSS.RL.4.3

CCSS.RL.5.3

CCSS.RL.6.3

Why does Matthew trust his guide dog Twyla?

• she takes naps in class

• she is well trained

• she enjoys golf

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CCSS.RI.2.1

CCSS.RI.3.1

CCSS.RL.1.1

CCSS.RL.2.1

CCSS.RL.3.1

What figurative language did Mathew use to describe Twyla? Twlya hit it like Bambi on the ice, sliding all over.

• metaphor

• simile

• idiom

• hyperbole

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CCSS.RL.11-12.3

CCSS.RL.7.3

CCSS.RL.8.3

CCSS.RL.9-10.3