Question

i-ready understanding characters — instruction — level c boy’s name. i roll my eyes at him because no one is talking to him and he needs to mind his own business. “i do not have a boy’s name. i have my name. my name is ryan and ryan means ‘king’ and that means i am a leader—” “okay, ah, please settle down. settle down,” the substitute teacher says, mostly to me and not to brandon, who thinks he knows it all. “okay, ryan hart is here,” she says to herself.... fill in the blanks to describe what happens because of what brandon says.

Explanation:

To solve this, we analyze the text:

1. Brandon likely makes a comment about Ryan’s name (implying it’s a “boy’s name” or inappropriate).
2. This causes Ryan to react defensively (rolling eyes, asserting his name’s meaning: “Ryan means ‘king’ and that means I am a leader”).
3. The substitute teacher then tries to calm Ryan down (“Okay, ah, please settle down”).

For the blanks (assuming a cause - effect structure, e.g., “Because Brandon comments on Ryan’s name, Ryan gets defensive, and the substitute teacher tells Ryan to settle down.”):

• First blank (cause): Brandon says something about Ryan’s name (e.g., implying it’s a boy’s name or questioning it).
• Second blank (effect on Ryan): Ryan reacts defensively (rolls eyes, explains his name’s meaning as a leader).
• Third blank (effect on teacher): The substitute teacher tells Ryan to settle down.

If the blanks are structured as [Action by Ryan] because of Brandon’s comment, and [Action by teacher], examples could be:

• “I roll my eyes at him” because Brandon comments on his name, and “the substitute teacher tells me to settle down”.

(Note: The exact wording depends on the blank structure, but the key is identifying the cause (Brandon’s comment on the name) and the effects (Ryan’s defensive reaction, teacher’s attempt to calm him).)

Answer:

To solve this, we analyze the text:

1. Brandon likely makes a comment about Ryan’s name (implying it’s a “boy’s name” or inappropriate).
2. This causes Ryan to react defensively (rolling eyes, asserting his name’s meaning: “Ryan means ‘king’ and that means I am a leader”).
3. The substitute teacher then tries to calm Ryan down (“Okay, ah, please settle down”).

For the blanks (assuming a cause - effect structure, e.g., “Because Brandon comments on Ryan’s name, Ryan gets defensive, and the substitute teacher tells Ryan to settle down.”):

• First blank (cause): Brandon says something about Ryan’s name (e.g., implying it’s a boy’s name or questioning it).
• Second blank (effect on Ryan): Ryan reacts defensively (rolls eyes, explains his name’s meaning as a leader).
• Third blank (effect on teacher): The substitute teacher tells Ryan to settle down.

If the blanks are structured as [Action by Ryan] because of Brandon’s comment, and [Action by teacher], examples could be:

• “I roll my eyes at him” because Brandon comments on his name, and “the substitute teacher tells me to settle down”.

(Note: The exact wording depends on the blank structure, but the key is identifying the cause (Brandon’s comment on the name) and the effects (Ryan’s defensive reaction, teacher’s attempt to calm him).)