Brown Q4 Major Read Literary 5-2024

Infer who the "speaker" is in the text Another Boring Day.

Pay close attention to the clues in the setting and dialogue.

Remember the narrator can be an animal too.

• The speaker is a bored child.

• The speaker is an aquatic animal living in an aquarium.

• The speaker is a person who has recently moved to a new neighborhood.

• The speaker is a stressed out adult who has been working too much.

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CCSS.RL.1.6

CCSS.RL.5.6

CCSS.RL.6.6

CCSS.RL.7.6

CCSS.RL.8.6

Which evidence from the text best supports your inference about the speaker from Another Boring Day?

Check all that apply. (3 Points)

What 3 items help you see who or what is narrating and what they see from their perspective?

• However, until I find a new way to spend my time, my day consists of the same routine.

• I float around the neighborhood, saying hi to my neighbors.

• After breakfast, it starts to get boring.

• My friends typically hang out by the air bubbling apparatus that we think is called a “filter”.

• A huge face or two sometimes comes up on the right side of our home. We don’t mind the face, but we do mind the tapping fingers. Think Finding Nemo.)

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CCSS.RL.1.6

CCSS.RL.5.6

CCSS.RL.6.6

CCSS.RL.7.6

CCSS.RL.8.6

After breakfast, it starts to get boring. My neighbors and I don't have a lot of room, so we tend to mosey around the same areas. My friends typically hang out by the bubbling apparatus that we think is called a "filter. " Read part of paragraph 4 from "Another Boring Day" and determine the meaning of the apparatus as it is used in paragraph. *

Context clues: What is an apparatus?

• equipment or item used for a specific purpose

• a coffee brewing machine

• car engine

• food item

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CCSS.RI.2.4

CCSS.RI.3.4

CCSS.RI.4.4

CCSS.RI.5.4

CCSS.RL.3.4

Make an inference of what type of trip Sydney is taking in the text The Backpack.

• Sydney is going to the beach with her dad for the weekend.

• Sydney is going hiking in a desert.

• Sydney is going hiking in an area with a large body of water.

• Sydney is going skiing at a ski resort in Colorado.

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CCSS.RI.4.1

CCSS.RI.5.1

CCSS.RL.4.1

CCSS.RL.5.1

CCSS.RL.6.1

Which evidence from the text best supports your inference an inference from the backpack about where Sydney was going to hike?

Check all that apply. (3 points)

• She packed her lightweight hiking poles, perfect for keeping her balance on unsteady rocks, a few pairs of walking shorts, her favorite socks, and two lightweight t-shirts.

• Fine sand spilled out, along with a few small shells that she hadn’t realized were still wedged in the inside creases.

• Her swimming suit went in next, as well as two water bottles that she would fill up later.

• He was in charge of the tent, cooking supplies, and dehydrated meals that they would eat on the trail.

• Now, it was time to repack it for this year.

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CCSS.RI.4.1

CCSS.RI.5.1

CCSS.RI.6.1

CCSS.RL.4.1

CCSS.RL.5.1

In the passage, The Backpack what is the author's point of view and how do you know?

• first person POV- Use of pronouns I, me, my, us.

• third person POV- Use of pronouns she, he, her

• second person POV - Use of pronouns you, your, they

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CCSS.RL.1.6

CCSS.RL.5.6

CCSS.RL.6.6

CCSS.RL.7.6

CCSS.RL.8.6

What can you infer about Sydney's trip and the setting of the trip?

• Sydney is going on a skiing trip in Colorado.

• Sydney is going to the beach in summer.

• Sydney is going hiking in an area with a lake, pond, or creek.

• Sydney is going hiking in the desert.

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CCSS.RL.1.3

CCSS.RL.2.1

CCSS.RL.4.3

CCSS.RL.5.3

CCSS.RL.K.3

When an author directly gives you information about a character or setting, it is said to be given explicitly.

When an author indirectly gives you information about a character or setting and you must put together clues to make sense of that information, it is said to be given implicitly.

How did the author do this for you in the text The Backpack?

• implicitly

• explicitly

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CCSS.RI.3.1

CCSS.RL.1.1

CCSS.RL.2.2

CCSS.RL.4.1

CCSS.RL.5.1

What would you be able to infer about the setting if Sydney packed a parka, a scarf and warm gloves, heavy boots, warm jacket, and a case of hot chocolate all in suitcase?

• Sydney and her dad would be going on a ski trip.

• Sydney and her dad would be going to a water park.

• Sydney and her dad would be going on safari.

• Sydney and her dad would be going to the beach.

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CCSS.RL.1.3

CCSS.RL.2.1

CCSS.RL.4.3

CCSS.RL.5.3

CCSS.RL.K.3

Which character trait best describes Penny in the text Don't Tell Penny?

• Respectful

• Grumpy

• Silly

• Positive

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CCSS.RL.1.9

CCSS.RL.2.6

CCSS.RL.3.6

CCSS.RL.4.3

CCSS.RL.5.3