1. Warm up 9/4/14 Using Textual evidence in Writing
On a plain piece of paper respond using evidence from the book. (cite your evidence)
The author’s mother devises a plan to help her sons improve their grades. What was one of the strategies that she used and was it successful?

2. Story Pyramid
1 word reaction 2 words describing the main character 3 words describing the problem 4 words describing the solution 6 words describing the moral of the story

3. Batter Up!
Describe a characteristic that Sonya Carson and the female pitchers in the Little League World Series have in common. Cite evidence from your article and the book.