Unit 1: Module 3: Session 18 Sorting Cards
“Mom gets her chess set, / teaches me about / bishops, knights, pawns . . .”
(lines 176–178)
“ . . . there’s another game she plays / that we both call Distraction, . . . / She winks at me—sign of our conspiracy. Score!”
(lines 164–174)
“Dad juggles his ball like a / hot potato, asks, / ‘Who’s up for running passes?’”
(lines 167–169)
“. . . we / babble on about / nothing in particular, / which can feel pretty perfect.”
(lines 217–220)
“‘I just joined chorus!’ / Sis bubbles up like soda.”
(lines 343–344)
“Don’t want Dad to know. / Or Mom, because she’d tell him.”
(lines 348–349)
“I know some kids think / chorus is full of sissies. / ‘Ignore them,’ Joe says.”
(lines 276–278)
“‘Don’t want Dad to know. / Or Mom, because she’d tell him.’ / Sis bites her locked lips and nods.”
(lines 348–350)
“Don’t want Dad to know. / Or Mom, because she’d tell him.”
(lines 348–349)
Fill in the name of the missing character to complete the relationship statement.
________and Garvey have difficulty connecting because they have different interests.
Garvey feels relaxed and comfortable around ________who encourages him to try new things, such as chorus.
________ tries to help Garvey when he is in difficult situations, and she celebrates his success.
________helps Garvey learn to do things he enjoys, such as playing chess. However, he hesitates to tell her about chorus because he thinks she would tell Dad.
“Mom gets her chess set, / teaches me about / bishops, knights, pawns . . .”
(lines 176–178)
“ . . . there’s another game she plays / that we both call Distraction, . . . / She winks at me—sign of our conspiracy. Score!”
(lines 164–174)
“Dad juggles his ball like a / hot potato, asks, / ‘Who’s up for running passes?’”
(lines 167–169)
“. . . we / babble on about / nothing in particular, / which can feel pretty perfect.”
(lines 217–220)
“‘I just joined chorus!’ / Sis bubbles up like soda.”
(lines 343–344)
“Don’t want Dad to know. / Or Mom, because she’d tell him.”
(lines 348–349)
“I know some kids think / chorus is full of sissies. / ‘Ignore them,’ Joe says.”
(lines 276–278)
“‘Don’t want Dad to know. / Or Mom, because she’d tell him.’ / Sis bites her locked lips and nods.”
(lines 348–350)
“Don’t want Dad to know. / Or Mom, because she’d tell him.”
(lines 348–349)
Fill in the name of the missing character to complete the relationship statement.
________ and Garvey have difficulty connecting because they have different interests.
Garvey feels relaxed and comfortable around ________who encourages him to try new things, such as chorus.
________ tries to help Garvey when he is in difficult situations, and she celebrates his success.
_______helps Garvey learn to do things he enjoys, such as playing chess. However, he hesitates to tell her about chorus because he thinks she would tell Dad.
