Unit 2 Week 1. Cause and Effect Prior Knowledge Word Structure Vocabulary.

What Jo Did

Unit 2 Week 1

Skills

Cause and Effect Prior Knowledge Word Structure Vocabulary

Prior Knowledge

Prior knowledge is what a reader already knows about a subject. Good readers use their prior knowledge to help them understand information as they read.

Cause and Effect

The effect is the action that happens. The cause is why it happens. Example: The girl got dirty because

she fell in a mud puddle. Cause: because she fell in a mud puddle▪ (Why it happened)

Effect: The girl got dirty ▪ (What happened)

Word Structure

Prefixes and suffixes have their own meanings. When you see an unfamiliar word, check to see if a prefix or suffix has been added to the base word. This will help you figure out a word’s meaning.

Vocabulary

Fouled Speechless Jersey Hoop Rim Marveled Swatted Unbelievable

Rim

The outer EDGE

Marveled

Filled with wonder

Hoop

Ring

Swatted

To slap at something

Fouled

To break a rule

Jersey

A shirt worn in a game

Speechless

Unable to speak; AMAZED

How was Joanna’s basketball rim different?

It had a backboard.It did not have a net.It was 16 feet high.

What time of day does this story take place?

Early morningAround noonEarly evening

Why did the boys ask Joanna to play basketball with them?

They did not have enough players.

They know she had just moved to town.

They wanted to use her basketball.

What is the most likely reason that Joanna hid the fact that she was a girl?

She wanted to embarrass the boys. She thought the boys would not

believe that she knew how to play. She thought the boys would not let

her play if they knew she was a girl.

The red-haired kid told Joanna that T.J. could jump pretty high, but he did not know…

How high Joanna could jump How nervous Joanna was about

playing How long T.J. had been playing

Which is an important theme from the story?

To be successful, you must believe in yourself

Do not judge others by their appearance

Honesty is more important than success

Why did Joanna not want the boys to know she had never heard the word “dunk”?

They might refuse to let her play They might realize that she was a

girl. They might think she did not know

much about basketball.

What was the climax of the story?

Joanna jumped high and dunked the ball.

Everyone realized that Jo was Joanna.

The boys asked Joanna to play basketball with them.

Why were the boys shocked when Joanna’s hat fell off?

She was holding on to the rim. She had made the perfect dunk. They discovered she was a girl.

Which happened last in the story?

Joanna prevented T.J. from making a basket.

They boys asked Joanna to play with them.

The boys gave Joanna a nickname.

What lesson did the boys learn in the story?

Girls can be good athletes, too.

Why does T.J. tell Joanna to “leave the hat at home”?

He is telling her that she does not need to hide that she is a girl because he accepts who she is and knows she is a good player.

Which boy’s attitude changed the most about Joanna, and how did it change?

T.J.’s attitude changed the most because he went from being angry with Joanna to admiring her skills and inviting her to come back to play basketball again.