Vocabulary
• anonymous (p. 8):
unknown; unidentified
• cakewalk (p. 12): easy job
• devastating (p. 8): causing
great damage
• hapless (p. 11): unlucky
• nurturing (p. 8): promoting
the growth of; nursing
• ponder (p. 13): think over
carefully
• precedent (p. 11): action or
statement that can serve as an
example
• purist (p. 11): someone who
insists that rules be followed strictly
• tolerant (p. 9): patient;
accepting of others
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The main setting was
at the football field.
Brian "the Moose"
was a great defensive player but he wanted a chance to carry the ball
on offense. The coach did not want to let him do it.
During the game, as
fans kept calling for the Moose, the coach lets the Moose carry the
ball. Brian (Moose) does score, but it was much more difficult
than he thought it would be.
Scaffolded Questions
Scaffolded Question responses for Just Once (Pages 6-15)
After reading the story, answer the following questions.
You must rewrite the complete sentence response on binder paper!
- Use the following Story Map to
outline the main parts of the story:
Characters: ______________ __________________ ___________________
Setting: ______________________________________________
Problem/Conflict: ________________________________________________
Major Events (Sequence)
1.
______________________________________________________
2.
______________________________________________________
3.
______________________________________________________
4.
______________________________________________________
5.
______________________________________________________
Ending/resolution: _________________________________________________
Theme/Message: ________________________________________________
2.
The setting of this story is
__________________________________. This story could / could not
take
place in
a different setting because
_________________________________________________________________.
3. Moose thought that when he carried the ball
that he ____________________________________________.
In reality though, he
________________________________________________________________________.
4. CONFLICT. As the crowd chants, "Give the Moose the ball!",
Mooses
feels conflicted because he wants
______________________________________________. The thing that is
keeping him from getting into the game is his __________.
5. THEME. I believe that the theme of the story is
_____________________________________________.
It is the same theme as what Moose learned which is
____________________________________________.
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