Grade 6 2 nd Quarter Close Reading Lesson
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Grade 6 – 2 nd Quarter Close Reading Lesson Questions
The Hunger Games Q 1 • What sacrifice was made by the main character within the passage? Do you believe the sacrifice was worth the risk? • Write a short response using evidence from the text.
The Hunger Games Q 2 • In two to three sentences, describe how the crowd of District 12 reacts during the events of the reaping. How did the main character react to Prim being chosen as tribute? • Use evidence from the text to support your claim.
The Hunger Games Q 3 • Drawing from the circumstances within the text, do you believe the main character is fulfilling her moral obligation to volunteer in place of Primrose Everdeen? Why do you believe no one else volunteered? • Describe your reasoning in 3 -4 sentences.
“La Leña Buena” Q 4 • In “La Leña Buena, ” Tío Abrán is the last of the Garcias to leave Mexico, and he leaves “reluctantly. ” • In two to three sentences, explain why he leaves “reluctantly. ”
“La Leña Buena” Q 5 Create a list of the risks that Tío Abrán’s took by staying in Mexico.
“La Leña Buena” Q 6 In “La Leña Buena, ” Tío Abrán stayed behind and exhausted his efforts to continue to sell wood. In one to two sentences, discuss the sacrifice he made by staying behind in Mexico before immigrating to San Antonio.
Culminating Writing Activity • According to the selections The Hunger Games and “La Leña Buena”, what was sacrificed in each and what made the main characters take the risk? • Support your answer with evidence from the texts.
