ANSWER KEY – Practice Study Guide
Items for Unit 1 Small Group – Rotation 1 Selections
You Are the Electric Boogaloo / Just
Be Yourself!
Geoffrey Herbach / Stephanie Pellegrin
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Answers
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Standards
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1. (a) He hoped to become successful and famous, at least locally, through
his break-dancing skills.
(b)
Evidence includes (in paragraph 5)
the hope to be spotted by a talent scout and the desire to be discovered.
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2. In both events, the break-dancing performances went wrong.
The writer’s teenage self felt humiliated. The differences were the causes of the humiliation. In the first event, the teenage self was humiliated because the audience wasn’t interested in his dance, and then the security guards forced him and his crew to leave. In the second event, he was humiliated because when his shirt stuck to the floor, he couldn’t perform the dance, and he ended up “howling” in pain. |
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3. (a) The author is an older person. The person she addresses is herself as
a teenager.
(b)
The teenager is insecure and
lonely, but the adult author is sure of herself. She encourages the teenager
just to be herself and not worry. Evidence supporting the teenager’s
viewpoint of herself includes her feelings about her awkward appearance, her
“lonely” lunch hours spent in the library, her feeling that she doesn’t “fit
in” even with friends in the cafeteria, and the huge number of clubs she has
joined to try to fit in. Evidence supporting the adult author’s viewpoint
includes the title, her criticisms and advice in paragraph 5, and her
encouragement in paragraph 6.
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4. In their written responses or discussion, students should
• describe
the ways in which the authors’ tones are similar and different. Similarity:
Both authors use words with encouraging connotations. Difference: “You Are
the Electric Boogaloo” often uses a kindly teasing tone. “Just Be Yourself!”
often uses a more serious and concerned tone.
• Similarity
examples: “Boogaloo” author tells his younger self not to “lie in bed with
your guts churning” and “don’t beat yourself up.” “Just Be Yourself” author
tells her younger self, “Don’t be so down in the dumps,” and “We don’t all
have one single rock-star talent… .”
• Difference
examples: The “Boogaloo” author teases his teenage self: “I love your silver
‘butterfly’ pants (with forty-six zippers) that burst red fabric when you
spin. Beautiful.” And, “Your immense dorkiness as a teen will be the center
of your artistic life… .”
“Just
Be Yourself” seems to sympathize with the teenage self and wants her to be
less worried about fitting in: “I’d forgotten how many lonely lunch hours you
spent in the school library.” And, “You’ll eventually find something you’re
good at, I promise. It’s a long, winding road to get there, but you’ll find
it.”
• “Boogaloo”
connotations: guts churning refers
to worrying;
beat yourself up the negative connotations “blame or feel bad about yourself.” “Just Be Yourself!” connotations: Down in the dumps connotes “sad or depressed”; one single rock-star talent has the positive connotation “one great talent or ability.”
• “Boogaloo”
tone indicates that the adult seems to be more secure and proud of his
teenage self. Example: Just go to
sleep, kid, and get ready for the next dance. It’s all going to be great,
okay? The tone of the descriptions of the teenage self suggest that he
was bold, despite his embarrassing failures. Example:
“ … When security comes to escort you out, you scream, ‘Dancing is not a crime!’”
• The
encouraging and sympathetic tone of the adult in
“Just Be Yourself!” suggests that she is more secure and has found herself. Example: Being able to spend all day doing what you love … is the most amazing feeling in the world. And no, I won’t tell you what it is, so don’t even ask me.”
• The
sad and worried tone in the descriptions of the teenage self indicates that
she was insecure and had not yet found herself. Example: “ … But you don’t
feel like you really fit in, do you? That’s why you joined every school club
you could.”
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ANSWER KEY
You Are the Electric Boogaloo / Just
Be Yourself!
Geoffrey Herbach / Stephanie Pellegrin
Possible
Responses:
1. After falling and other mishaps, the
author gets up, dusts himself off, and tries again. DOK 2
2. The author thinks that failure isn’t as
distressing as it seemed at the time, and in fact has contributed to his
happiness and success in his future life. DOK
3
3. Although she has friends she could sit
with in the cafeteria, she doesn’t feel as though she really fits in. DOK 2
4. Sample paraphrase: You are the only one
responsible for becoming you and being yourself. Take your own path to find out
who you really are. DOK 2
5. Both
authors tell their younger selves to shrug off mistakes, stress, and
self-doubt, and to embrace the process of growing up and learning about themselves.
DOK 3
ANSWER KEY
You Are the Electric Boogaloo / Just
Be Yourself!
Geoff Herbach / Stephanie Pellegrin
A. Possible Responses:
1. No, I would say that I liked it a lot.
2. No, Tommy thought it was impressive and
astonishing.
3. No, I would say there were only a few.
Two dozen would be numerous.
B. Possible Responses:
1. Uproarious:
very funny or loud. The uproarious clowns made the crowds howl with laughter.
2. Odious:
highly offensive. The changes in the regulations were odious to all of the
citizens.
3. Venomous:
spiteful or full of poison. The venomous snake warned the approaching hiker
with the rattle of its tail.
RETEACH
ANSWER KEY
LATIN SUFFIX -OUS
Possible
Responses:
1. Definition: native to a certain area
Sentence:
The indigenous plants were the only ones that were able to survive the drought.
2. Definition: financially successful
Sentence: The film star is marrying a prosperous banker.
3. Definition: extremely hungry
Sentence:
Let’s eat soon, I am really ravenous.
4. Definition: of great importance or
consequence
Sentence:
Their wedding will be a momentous
occasion.
5. Definition: causing great injury or
damage
Sentence:
The General's battle plan was disastrous.
6. Definition:
willing to engage in adventure
Sentence:
sink. My Scout leader is very adventurous.
PRACTICE ANSWER KEY
LATIN SUFFIX -OUS
A. Answers will vary. Ensure the students use at least three to four of
the words as adjectives.
B. 1. generous
2. joyous
3. mountainous
4. ridiculous
5. fortuitous
RETEACH
ANSWER KEY
VERB MOODS
A. 1. Answers
will vary.
2. Answers
will vary.
3. Answers
will vary.
4. Answers
will vary.
5. Answers
will vary.
B. 1. interrogative (?)
2. indicative (.)
3. interrogative (?)
4. imperative (. or !)
5. indicative (.)
PRACTICE ANSWER KEY
VERB MOODS
A. 1. indicative
2. interrogative
3. imperative
4. indicative
5. imperative
B. 1. indicative (.)
2. imperative (.)
3. imperative (.)
4. interrogative (?)
5. indicative (.)
C. 1. The coach treats all the players fairly.
2. Wait for me by the stage door.
3. Will Heidi compete in the spelling bee?
4. Come with me to the orchard.
RETEACH ANSWER KEY
TONE
1. Possible
Response: The first passage was written as a recipe, to describe how to
make cranberry-pumpkin pancakes for someone who would like to make them at
home. The second passage was more complimentary and somewhat nostalgic, meant
to describe what it is like to enjoy Aunt Serena’s homemade pancakes.
2. Passage A is “matter-of-fact.” Passage B
is “complimentary.”
PRACTICE ANSWER KEY
TONE
A. Possible Responses:
1. In Passage A, the author seeks to tell a
story describing the hardscrabble life of Tessa and her dog Roy. In Passage B,
the author seeks to inform readers about a local issue.
2. In Passage A, the author’s tone is
tranquil, sad, and somewhat nostalgic.
3. peach orchard, Tessa with her old dog
Roy, Tessa gazes at the orchard and remembers the past
4. In Passage B, the author’s tone is
“matter-of-fact” and informative.
5. childhood obesity on the rise, solve
this critical problem, we propose renovating the playground, we vote YES, let’s
help our children
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