1. The Scholarship Jacket
Marta Salinas

2. Vocabulary
• Agile – quick in movement
• Despair – to lose hope
• Dismay – pain caused by trouble
• Vile – disgusting

3. Parts of a Story
• Conflict –
• Resolution –
• Setting –
• Mood –
• Point of View –
• Theme –
• Martha – Main Character – Round/Flat –
Static/Dynamic

4. Comprehension Questions
• What do Mr. Boone and Mr. Schmidt
argue about?
• How does the principal respond when
Martha says her grandfather will not pay
for the jacket?
• Tell why the scholarship jacket is so
important to Martha. Cite evidence from
the story

5. Inferences - Conclusions
• Why won’t Martha’s grandfather pay the
money for the jacket?
• Why do you think the principal changed
his mind?