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Name: ______________5th Grade Summer PacketLiterature AssignmentThis assignment is meant to help you practice your reading skills and enjoy a new book!Directions:READ each chapter of The Jacket. You may read with an adult or by yourself.After each chapter, ANSWER each question in this section of your packet.Your answers must be in COMPLETE SENTENCES.You should FILL ALL THE LINES in the spaces given to answer each question. Name: ____________________Date: Summer 2018Assignment: 5th Literature – Summer HomeworkSummer Novel: The Jacket by Andrew ClementsDirections: Over the summer, you will read The Jacket by Andrew Clements. This is a very thought-provoking book about a boy named Phil, who accuses Daniel of stealing his jacket. Although Phil’s actions seem like a minor offense, his accusations bring up intense issues such as prejudice, discrimination, and stereotyping. Is Phil prejudiced towards blacks? Read and be the judge! 103822513589000Reading Log: Write down the exact dates you work on the packet below. Have your parents sign next to each day and write down the pages you read and responded to.DateStart PageEnd PageParent or Guardian InitialsChapters 1-3: Read and SELF-MONITOR this section. Put the page number next to each question where the answer can be found. Use complete sentences.Describe Phil. (Page ___) ___________________________________________________________ _________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________Why is Phil angry with the boy in the hallway?(Page___) _________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________Explain how Daniel got Phil’s jacket? (Page ___)_________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________Why does Daniel remove the Jacket with anger? (Page ___)_________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________How does Phil feel after he accuses Daniel? What role does race play in this situation? (Page ___) ___________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________What does Phil notice on his way home from school? How does this make him feel? (Page ___) __________________________________________________________ ____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________Why does Phil start to feel bad when he thinks about the type of friends he has? (Page ___) _______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________What does Phil talk to his Mom about? What does her reaction reveal about her? (Page ___) __________________________________________________________ ____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________Agree or disagree: Phil approached Daniel in the hallway because Daniel is black. _______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________Chapters 4-6: Read and SELF-MONITOR this section. Put the page number next to each question where the answer can be found. Use complete sentences.What does Phil notice when he is on the bus? How does this connect to what happened the day before? (Page ___) ______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ _________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________What is Phil looking for on Mr. Linton’s desk? Why? (Page ___) ______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ _________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________Phil sneaks into the office and steals the jacket. Make a prediction about what you think Phil is going to do with the jacket. ______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ _________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________During Phil’s conversation with his father, Phil’s Dad asks him if the kid on his team is a black boy. When Phil agrees his father says, “Figures”. What does this moment reveal about Phil’s father? (Page ___) ______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ _________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________Earlier in the text, Mrs. Morelli tells Phil not to talk to his father about being prejudiced. Thinking about the conversation Phil just had with his father, why do you think Mrs. Morelli warns Phil not to say anything to his father? _______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________How is Mr. Morelli’s relationship with Lucy different than Mr. Morelli’s relationship with Phil? (Page ___) ______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ _________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________Explain what Phil has decided to do at the end of Chapter 5. Do you think this is a good idea? Why or why not? ______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ _________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________How is Phil’s neighborhood different than Daniel’s neighborhood? How are both neighborhoods similar? (Page ___) ______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ _________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________How does Phil feel when he arrives to Lucy’s? Provide evidence from the text. (Page ___) ______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ _________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________How does Daniel feel about Phil at the end of chapter 6? Provide evidence to support your answer. ______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ _________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________Looking More Closely at Phil Morelli: Respond to these questions after finishing the book.Directions: Respond to the following question using AQE (Answer the question, Quote or evidence to support the answer, and Explain your response.) Use the checklist that follows. Phil wonders how he would have treated Daniel had he been white. Do you think that Phil is prejudiced? Why or why not? Explain using AQE. ________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________Answer:Did you ECHO the question?50450753810000Quote or Evidence:Did you write, “In the text”?Did you quote or paraphrase the evidence?Explanation:Did you tell what the evidence means?Did you explain what it reveals about the character?Did you explain what the character learns?Did you make a prediction about the character?Did you connect back to the answer?Phil thinks “being friends with everyone and being someone’s friend are two different things.” Do you agree or disagree with him? Why? Describe someone who’s your friend. Describe someone who’s an acquaintance. What is the same/different about these two people? What makes someone a friend? ____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________Answer:Did you ECHO the question?50450753810000Quote or Evidence:Did you write, “In the text”?Did you quote or paraphrase the evidence?Explanation:Did you tell what the evidence means?Did you explain what it reveals about the character?Did you explain what the character learns?Did you make a prediction about the character?Did you connect back to the answer?How does Phil grow and change as a character from his experiences in this story? What kinds of life lessons does he learn?______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________Personal Connections to The JacketPhil realized that he never knew black kids could live in neighborhoods like his. This is an example of a stereotype, which is when one person uses on idea to label a group of people. What advice do you have for people, like Phil, who stereotype black people and other racial groups?_____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ Language Arts AssignmentThis assignment is meant to help you practice your writing skills.Directions:READ both assignments carefully. WRITE both assignments in the space provided. USE your best spelling, capitalization, punctuation, and grammar.FILL ALL THE LINES in the space provided. Assignment 1: Directions: READ the background and assignment question below. Then BRAINSTORM and WRITE on the topic. BackgroundWhile you are a student at Roxbury Prep, you will have many special experiences that you will remember for the rest of your life. These experiences will take place both in and out of the school building—in your classrooms, in the lunchroom, and on field trips. Every day you will learn something that you did not know before, whether it is a new piece of academic information or a realization about yourself.AssignmentThink about everything you have learned in your life so far, both in and out of school. What is one memory that you have of learning something new? Using many details, describe your memory. Tell what you learned, how you learned it, and how your life changed because of it.Brainstorm: Past Learning Experiences…Continue the list, brainstorming at least 5 more ideas. Write more if you think of them.how to readshooting a basketball or footballhow to be a good friend or siblingmultiplication tableshow to dance___________________________________________________________________________________________________ WriteAssignment 2: Finish the story that was started for you. I was sitting in class, carefully completing my math problems, when, all of the sudden, ................
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