Bellwork: Monday, 3/24/14

1. Take out a sheet of paper, head it correctly, and title it “Reading & Responding: Nonfiction Text Practice.”

2. Set up your paper in the same format as Quiz Bowl—two columns: labeled “My Answer” and “Correct Answer.”

“An Uncommon Appointment”

http://www.doe.state.la.us/lde/uploads/3740.pdf

(Page 26 of the Practice LEAP test)

Common Core Standards:

RI.8.1, 8.4, 8.6

1. Paragraph 3 states, “He had taken the landmark case of Brown vs. Board of Educ to the Supreme

Court.” What does landmark mean?

• A. enormous

• B. illegal

• C. historic

• D. confusing

1. Paragraph 3 states, “He had taken the landmark case of Brown vs. Board of Educ to the Supreme

Court.” What does landmark mean?

• A. enormous

• B. illegal

• C. historic

• D. confusing

2. Which statement is an opinion?

• A. Supreme Court Justice Tom Clark retired in 1967.

• B. Marshall’s great-grandfather had been born a slave.

• C. Marshall’s career as a civil rights lawyer had been impressive.

• D. Pres. Johnson appointed Marshall to the Supreme Court.

2. Which statement is an opinion?

• A. Supreme Court Justice Tom Clark retired in 1967.

• B. Marshall’s great-grandfather had been born a slave.

• C. Marshall’s career as a civil rights lawyer had been impressive.

• D. Pres. Johnson appointed Marshall to the Supreme Court.

3. Marshall thought that he might not be appointed to the Supreme

Court because• A. had grown up in an integrated

neighborhood.

• B. had been a civil rights lawyer.

• C. was encouraged by his parents to do his best.

• D. planned to stay true to his beliefs.

3. Marshall thought that he might not be appointed to the Supreme

Court because• A. had grown up in an integrated

neighborhood.

• B. had been a civil rights lawyer.

• C. was encouraged by his parents to do his best.

• D. planned to stay true to his beliefs.

4. Which best describes the writer’s feelings toward Thurgood

Marshall?• A. relief

• B. surprise

• C. admiration

• D. disappointment

4. Which best describes the writer’s feelings toward Thurgood

Marshall?• A. relief

• B. surprise

• C. admiration

• D. disappointment

5. The purpose of the passage is to

• A. inform

• B. persuade

• C. instruct

• D. entertain

5. The purpose of the passage is to

• A. inform

• B. persuade

• C. instruct

• D. entertain

6. Give two reasons the writer considers Thurgood Marshall’s

appointment “uncommon” based on information in the

passage. Explain using information from the text to

support your response.

6. Give two reasons the writer considers Thurgood Marshall’s appointment “uncommon” based on information in the passage. Explain using information from the text to support your response.

Two reasons the writer considers Thurgood Marshall’s appointment “uncommon” are Marshall was “the first African American to serve on the Supreme Court,” and, unlike others, he was considered “independent” in thought and action. According to the text, “He would stay true to his beliefs…he would always act as he thought best…he might sometimes disagree with the president.”