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What is SLAM?
• SLAM is a method to use when you need to
answer an extended response question.
SLAM helps students to write
complete and comprehensive answers
to their questions. Also, this method
can be used in any class!
Make sure your response is a SLAM dunk!
- State part of the question in your first sentence
- Locate evidence (quote) from the text to prove your answer is right.
Say where you found it in the text.
- Add your own original idea stating why the quote was important to
use for support. What does it prove?
- Make a meaningful conclusion or connection. (Ex: What do you think
will happen next? What is your opinion on the matter? Do you have a
personal connection with the topic?)
• When responding to questions, use SLAM responses to make sure your
answers are well thought out, include textual evidence, and are complete.
Remember…. Always read the
question before you answer!
Summarize Review lines 62-77. What specific incident
in his life is Powell writing about? Why might this
incident be important for Powell to include in his
memoir?
• Re-read lines 62-77
• Explain what event you
read
• Explain why this event
was included in the
memoir
Lines 62-77
The next summer, I wanted something better
than standing in a crowd every morning
hoping for a day’s work. My opportunity
came when the hiring boss announced one
morning that the Pepsi plant in Long Island
City was looking for porters to clean the
floors, full-time for the summer. I raised my
hand. I was the only one who did.
The porters at the Pepsi plant were all black.
The workers on the bottling machines were
all white. I didn’t care. I just wanted work
for the summer, and I worked hard, mopping
up syrup and soda that had spilled from
overturned pallets.
At summer’s end, the boss told me he was
pleased with my work and asked if I wanted
to come back. “Yes,” I answered, “but not as
a porter.” He agreed, and next summer I
worked on the bottling machine and as a
pallet stacker, a more prestigious and higherpaying job. It wasn’t exactly the Selma
March, but I integrated a bottling machine
crew.
Review lines 62-77
What specific incident in
his life is Powell writing
about?
Why might this incident be
important for Powell to
include in his memoir?
tate part of the question in your
first sentence
During lines 62-77, Powell writes about the
summer he worked as a porter at the Pepsi
factory and how working hard lead him to be
promoted to the first black member on the
bottle machine crew. This incident is important
because
ocate evidence to prove your
answer
During lines 62-77, Powell writes about the summer he
worked as a porter at the Pepsi factory and how working
hard lead him to be promoted to the first black member
on the bottle machine crew. This incident is important
because Powell explains that his "experiences established
a pattern for all the years and careers that came
afterward." Powell stated that, "Every job is a learning
experience, and we can develop and grow in every one."
This proves that Powell included the porter incident in his
memoir to show how even the simple porter job helped
him grow and taught him qualities that he used during his
entire career.
dd your own original idea
During lines 62-77, Powell writes about the summer he
worked as a porter at the Pepsi factory and how working hard
lead him to be promoted to the first black member on the
bottle machine crew. This incident is important because
Powell explains that his "experiences established a pattern for
all the years and careers that came afterward." Powell stated
that, "Every job is a learning experience, and we can develop
and grow in every one." This proves that Powell included the
porter incident in his memoir to show how even the simple
porter job helped him grow and taught him qualities that he
used during his entire career. In my opinion, including the
porter story in the memoir illustrates how much Powell valued
hard work.
ake a meaningful conclusion or
connection
During lines 62-77, Powell writes about the summer he worked as a
porter at the Pepsi factory and how working hard lead him to be
promoted to the first black member on the bottle machine crew. This
incident is important because Powell explains that his "experiences
established a pattern for all the years and careers that came
afterward." Powell stated that, "Every job is a learning experience, and
we can develop and grow in every one." This proves that Powell
included the porter incident in his memoir to show how even the
simple porter job helped him grow and taught him qualities that he
used during his entire career. In my opinion, including the porter story
in the memoir illustrates how much Powell valued hard work.
I think Powell’s memoir teaches us that if we try our best, we can
achieve great things in life.
How do you SLAM a
response?
Interpret Review lines 87-92. What do you think is the meaning of the
expression “If you take the king’s coin, you give the kind his due”? Why do
you think Powell shares this message?
• Re-read lines 87-92
• Explain what you think the
expression means AND WHY
• Explain why you think Powell
included this expression in his
memoir
Review lines 87-92. What
do you think is the
meaning of the expression
“If you take the king’s
coin, you give the king his
due”? Why do you think
Powell shares this
message?
I think the expression means that
if you accept somebody’s money
to do a job, you need to do that
job well. I think Powell shares this
message in his memoir because
on page 256 he says, “Always do
your best, no matter how difficult
the job, or how much you dislike
it, your bosses, the work
environment, or your fellow
workers.”
I believe Powell shares this
expression because he wants the
reader to take his advice.
I think this advice is great,
especially for young readers,
because it is important to have a
good work ethic early in life.
One important element of
a memoir is the inclusion
of people and events that
influenced the writer.
Review the selection.
Which person or event do
you think was most
influential in his life? Why
do you think so?
I think Jay Sickser was one of
the most influential people in
Powell’s life because
on page 254 Jay tells Powell,
“’I want you should get an
education and do well. You’re
too good to just be a
schlepper. The store will go to
the family. You don’t have a
future here.’”
Powell shows that Jay had his
best interests at heart and
believed that he could do better
in life than as an employee at a
furniture store.
I think Jay Sickser helped Powell
believe in himself and believe
that, if he worked hard and got an
education, he could be successful.