R1.1 Water Booger Bears (LBW)

1. Read the last paragraph of page 12 a second time. What character trait does Jasmine have that is similar to a water bear? What does this tell you about how she views her life?

   Sentence stem: Jasmine says that she is a water bear because she is ______. In the book, it says “__________________” (page ___). This shows that Jasmine thinks that her life is ___________. I think this because ____________.

Find where TJ starts talking about his “old mother” on page 11. How does the author use dialogue and description to show what TJ is experiencing when they talk about his “old mother” and “water bears”? 

Sentence stem: The author uses dialogue and description to show that TJ feels ____ about his “old mother” and “water bears”. One piece of dialogue to support this is ______. One piece of description to support this is ____. This evidence shows ______.

Consider this unit’s essential question: “How do heroes navigate the challenges of daily life?” What real life challenges does Jason Reynolds create for his characters, Jasmine and TJ? How do they navigate these challenges?

Sentence stem: Real life challenges that TJ goes through are _______. He navigates these challenges by _______. Real life challenges that Jasmine goes through are _______. She navigates these challenges by ______.

Are you more afraid of what you can see or of what you can’t see? Explain why.

Sentence stem: I'm more afraid of ______ because _____.