Coach: look at the exit check results and the paper practice. Go back over every item a student missed: read it together, have the student explain their thinking, then show the correct thinking. Use the reteach routine below for anyone who missed two or more. Students who got everything right take the stretch task.

🔄 Reteach it (missed two or more)

Use a "pulled two ways" diagram: write the character in the middle, one motivation on each side with arrows pulling, and the choice they make at the bottom.

Ask two questions: "What does the character want?" and "What else do they want that gets in the way?"

A girl wants to join the team but is afraid of failing. Two pulls?
Answer: Desire to play; fear of failure.
What choice shows growth?
Answer: She tries out anyway.
What could a friend's line reveal about her?
Answer: Example: "You've wanted this forever" reveals her longtime desire.

🚀 Stretch it (got everything right)

Write an analytical paragraph about how Andre's conflicting motivations drive the plot. Use two quotes.
Answer: Check for claim, evidence, and analysis.
Rewrite the ending so Andre declines the scholarship. How would that change his characterization and the theme?
Answer: Any reasoned answer.