What problem does lupe want to solve and how does she solve it.
The story the marble champ.
For example in the story when lupe got past the girls competition she went on to the boys marbling competition.
The story of lupe and her will to excel in a sport that people did not think she could handle shows how far dedication can take someone.
A neighbor kid who was supposed to be a champ.
Step 2 answer the following questions on loose.
The marble champ is a short tale about a young lady lupe who is resolved to win in an option that is other than school she needed to demonstrate to herself as well as other people that she could be a victor in an option that is other than academics.
Lupe is a shy girl and a straight a student but she is no good at sports.
When she finds a sport marbles she could maybe be good at she never gave up in her hard work to.
The marble champ by gary soto 1 lupe medrano a shy girl who spoke in whispers was the school s spelling bee champion winner of the reading contest at the public library three summers in a row blue ribbon awardee in the science fair the top student at her piano recital and the playground grand champion in chess.
What do lupe s hours of practice in spite of her exhaustion show about her character.
The marble rolled from her thumb and clicked against the targeted marble butthetarget wouldn tbudge shetriedagainandag ain.
The marble champ lets us learn about gender roles in society and sports from this text.
What more can you remember about lupe s journey to the championships.
Use details from the story.
The story the marble champ by gary soto lupe the protagonist learns that hard work pays off.
This means that she was better then the boys and that boys and girls are the same it just depends on the person.
Step 1 read the marble champ along with the youtube recording.
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The marble champ by gary soto 1 lupe medrano a shy girl who spoke in whispers was the school s spelling bee champion winner of the reading contest at the public library three summers in a row blue ribbon awardee in the science fair the top student at her piano recital and the playground grand champion in chess.
But in reality it was about a girl who through determined effort learned to play marbles and became the ultimate champion and proved that you can do anything with practice.
The marble champ comprehension questions name.
15 man she sbad alfonso said shecanbeattheothergirlsforsure ithink 16 the weeks passed quickly.
Lupe worked so hard that one day while she was.
In the story the marble champ by gary soto i thought it was going to be about a little girl who learned to play marbles without a lesson to be learned.
