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Your Turn

RETURN TO THE ESSENTIAL QUESTION

Turn Review the selection
and to prepare to discuss Classroom
this question: Why is Conversation
Talk
Continue your discussion of “Off and
determination a good quality Running” by explaining your answers
to these questions:
for a politician to have? As you
1 How does Miata show
discuss, take turns reviewing determination in the story?

and explaining each other’s 2 How are some of the obstacles that
Miata faces similar to those faced
key ideas. Use text evidence to by real politicians?

support your opinion. 3 Do you agree with the advice
Miata’s father gives her? Why?

ANALYZE DIALOGUE

Make a List Authors include dialogue in
their stories for many reasons. In “Off and
Running,” the dialogue makes the characters
sound like real fifth graders. Gary Soto also
uses what characters say in order to show
some of their feelings. List examples of
good dialogue from the story. Explain how
each example makes the speaker seem
realistic or shows what he or she is feeling.

100 ELA RL.5.1, RL.5.3, W.5.1a, W.5.1b, W.5.1d, W.5.9a