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Text Say -  1. How did Randy's actions encourage Jeff to leave his bedroom ?
Text Work - 2.  What does the word or phrase “landlocked” mean in this selection? What clues did you use to determine this meaning?
Text Mean - 3.  Compare and Contrast how Jeff’s attitude changed from the beginning of the passage to the end of passage?

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1. What can you infer about how Jeff feels about the relocation to landlocked Iowa?
2. Compare and contrast how Jeff and Randy feel about the impending move.
3. How do the actions of Jeff and Randy reveal their attitude about life?

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What can you infer from Jeff’s conversation with his father at the beginning of the passage?

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How does Jeff’s use of the extended metaphor about a popsicle show his point of view about his last days in his old home?

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What does the sentence “It was a feeling I thought I’d left in California, a feeling Randy knew I had inside.” mean in this passage?

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What can you infer from Randy tapping on his chest and saying, "Surfing is in here"?

How does the text work?
What does tapping on your chest mean in this selection?  What dialogue or incidents did you use to determine the meaning.  Cite specific textual evidence.

What does the text mean?
What is the most likely reason the author told the story from Jeff's point of view? What textual evidence from the story supports your analysis?

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What Does the Text Say
1. Which evidence shows a change in feelings about the move to Iowa?
How Does the Text Work
2. To what does landlock  allude? Cite specific textual evidence.
What Does the Text Mean
3. What is the most likely reason the author told the story from Jeff’s  point of view? What information from the story supports your analysis?

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What statements or actions help the reader better understand the relationship between Randy and Jeff? Cite specific textual evidence to support your inference.

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What statements or actions help the reader better understand the relationship between Randy and Jeff? Cite specific textual evidence to support your inference.

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How did Randy sending the package and note provoke Jeff’s decision to “Find his Waves” with skateboarding? 

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How did Randy sending the package and note provoke Jeff’s decision to “Find his Waves” with skateboarding? 

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What statements or actions  from the passage help the reader better understand the relationship between Randy and Jeff?

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What statements or actions  from the passage help the reader better understand the relationship between Randy and Jeff?

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Find an example of figurative language in the last paragraph and explain it’s meaning.  Discuss how the figurative language used shows how  Jeff’s attitude changed ?

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Find an example of figurative language in the last paragraph and explain it’s meaning.  Discuss how the figurative language used shows how  Jeff’s attitude changed ?

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What does the text say? What evidence shows that Randy and Jeff have a strong relationship? 

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What does the text say? What evidence shows that Randy and Jeff have a strong relationship? 

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How does text work?
How does the word “Iowa” contribute to Jeff having self-doubt being able to surf?

What does the text mean?
Compare and contrast Randy and Jeff’s point of view about being able to surf in Iowa.

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What does the text say?
1.  What statements or actions from the passage help the reader better understand the relationship between Randy and Jeff?

How does the text work?
2. Find an examples of figurative language in the last paragraph and explain its meaning.  Discuss how the figurative language shows how Jeff’s attitude changed.

What does the text say?
3. How would the story be different if it were told from Randy’s point of view?  What information from the story supports your analysis?

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1. What text evidence supports your inference that Jeff does not want to leave?2. Find an example of figurative language and explain its meaning.  Discuss its impact on the tone of the story, citing specific text evidence. 

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1. What text evidence supports your inference that Jeff does not want to leave?2. Find an example of figurative language and explain its meaning.  Discuss its impact on the tone of the story, citing specific text evidence. 

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3.How would the story be different if it were told from Randy’s point of view?  What information from the story supports your analysis?

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1. What does the text say? What is the theme of“Surfing Iowa”? Cite evidence from the text to support your identification of the theme.  Explain how events develop the theme over the course of the text.
2. How does the text work?What does the word/phrase “surfing” mean in this selection? What clues did you use to determine the meaning.  Cite specific textual evidence.
3. What does the text mean?What is the most likely reason the author told the story from Jeff’s point of view?