Focus: Extended Response- One Giant Leap & One Small Step Copy

Day 3 of ELA Copy 2 Paired Passages- one nonfiction, one fictional 3 short response questions 1 extended response (essay) Copy

What to do for the extended response? Before reading both passages read the questions first. This is will give a clue to what the passages are about and how are they related. After reading each passage write 5-8 bullets about main details from the story. Copy

Read One Small Step Answer the following short response questions below: Complete the chart below: What two obstacles is Andy facing? OBSTACLE #1 OBSTACLE #2

Answer the following question: Is One Small Step an appropriate title for this story why or why not? Use details from the story to support your answer. _______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

One Small Step Copy Andy Fractured his vertebra doing gymnastics He can’t walk/ went to rehabilitation Frustrated that he can’t walk/ Nurse Parker Work through the pain Finally walks a little Theme- Never give Up! Copy

Read One Giant Leap

One Giant Leap Armstrong, Aldrin, Collins- astronauts Mission- to go on the moon Set the record Spacecraft- Apollo 11 Computer alarm- not to land- more time calculate Landed anyway Accomplished mission Theme- Never give up!

Extended Response Rules Is my response in paragraphs based on my notes and graphic organizer? Did I indent for each? Does my introduction rephrase the question? Do I use words of my own and extra details beyond the information in my notes and graphic organizer? Do I use some transition words to make my writing sound smoother with more style? Have I answered the question and is my information accurate and complete? Do I have closure in my last paragraph? Copy

Extended Response Explain why people use the phrase “That’s one small step for man, one giant leap for mankind” to describe a person overcoming an obstacle. How does this phrase help others get through hard times? In your answer, be sure to include: Examples describing obstacles people overcame Details about what “one small step” symbolizes Information from BOTH articles Check your writing for correct spelling, grammar, and punctuation

Many people use the phrase “That’s one small step for man, and one giant leap for mankind” to show someone overcoming an obstacle. In the story, “One Small Step” Andy had broken his vertebra and he had to learn how to walk again. Andy wanted to make one small step learning to walk since it would lead to him taking many steps. In “One Giant Leap” Neil Armstrong wanted to set a record of being the first man on the moon. He went with a team Aldrin and Collins which launched in Apollo II. The computer alarm signaled that they might have complications landing. They continued there mission anyway.