“The Scholarship Jacket” Open-Ended Guided Questions & Notes

THE QUESTION

In this story, several characters have to make difficult decisions. Select one character who had to make a difficult decision.Identify the character, his/her

decision, and explain why the decision was difficult.

What does this decision reveal about the character?

1. What is the opening statement? “In this story, several characters have to make difficult decisions.”

Everyone’s FIRST sentence!!!!

2. List the characters that made difficult decisions in in

this story.

MartaMarta’s GrandfatherMr. SchmidtMarta’s Principal

3. Choose one character and explain the decision he/she

had to make.

WHAT WERE THESE CHARACTERS’ DIFFICULT DECISIONS?

MartaMarta’s GrandfatherMr. SchmidtMarta’s Principal

4. What type of person would make a decision

like this? Think about the S.T.E.A.L.

process.Use your list of character

traits to get a specific trait that matches that particular character.

Why would you use this word to describe this person?

Make a Meaningful Connection!!

Give an example of a hard decision made by one of the following:A character in another story or book

you have readSomeone in historySomeone in the media (current)Yourself

WHAT WAS THE DECISION? WHY WAS IT HARD?

HOW CAN YOU CONNECT THIS DECISION WITH YOUR CHARACTER’S DECISION???

ANSWERING THE OPEN-ENDED

QUESTIONAfter reviewing the guided questions let’s start discussing how to formally answer this question.

Use the R.A.C.E format!!!

R=restateRestate the opening statement FIRST-”In

this story, several characters have to make difficult decisions.”

Restate the question in EACH answer: One character, in “The Scholarship Jacket”

who had to make a difficult decision was (NAME OF CHARACTER). (NAME’S) difficult decision was (IDENTIFY DECISION). It was a difficult decision because……

(Character’s Name) decision shows the reader that (character name) is (use a character trait)

A= ANSWERIN YOUR OWN WORDS

ANSWER EACH QUESTION IN YOUR OWN WORDS!!!!

Use your answers from the worksheet to help you answer each bullet/question.

Again, remember this is for YOUR WORDS, NOT THE AUTHOR’S!!!

C= CiteGo back into the text and find the part

that helped you come up with an answer you have given. Use this as your evidence. “The reader knows this because……….” “In the text it states…………..” “According to the text…………….”

THE QUOTE MUST SUPPORT YOUR ANSWER!!!

E= EXPAND Make a meaningful connection!!Look at #5 from the guided reading

questions.Explain something from OUTSIDE of the text

that CONNECTS to the story.Explain HOW it relates to the story.

“Just like Mr. Schmidt had to decide which student to back up, ( enter your outside connection here).

Keep going back and forth between the text and your outside connection to show how it REALLY is a true connection!

“EXTRAS”Be certain to follow the format!Use GREAT vocabulary words!Use a metaphor, simile, hyperbole,

imagery to get your point across to the reader.

Check your work for errors in grammar and usage.

Re-read your answer before handing it in.