Mississippi Solo

How do we know that this story is a memoir?

• It uses personification and similes

• It uses dialect

• It uses first-person pronouns

• It has sentence fragments

Tags

CCSS.RI.11-12.10

CCSS.RI.6.10

CCSS.RI.7.10

CCSS.RI.8.10

CCSS.RI.9-10.10

The author sees the river as . . .

• a friend

• an enemy

• a challenge

• a threat

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CCSS.RI.6.9

CCSS.RI.7.6

CCSS.RI.7.9

CCSS.RI.8.6

CCSS.RL.7.6

What warns Harris that the storm is coming. . .

• The air pocket

• The lightning in the sky

• The river says "get ready"

• The river changes colors

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CCSS.RI.7.1

CCSS.RI.8.1

CCSS.RL.6.2

CCSS.RL.7.1

CCSS.RL.7.2

What does Harris do to protect himself from the storm?

• Goes toward the shore

• Holds on to a tree

• Swims out of the river

• Begins to canoe faster

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CCSS.RI.2.1

CCSS.RI.3.1

CCSS.RL.1.1

CCSS.RL.2.1

CCSS.RL.3.1

Which 3 quotes are examples of Personification?

• "A comfortable buddy sharing a lazy day."

• "Wild swirls like batter in a bowl"

• "The first sprinkles passed over like army scouts"

• "The river was talking to me"

• "The river kept me company"

Tags

CCSS.RL.6.4

CCSS.RL.7.10

CCSS.RL.7.4

CCSS.RL.7.5

CCSS.RL.8.4

Which 3 quotes are examples of similes?

• "The river whispered"

• "swirling toward me rapidly like a dark gray avalanche"

• "Like fishing rods hooked on a big one"

• "The trees were tall and no more than three feet around"

• "enveloping me like a cocoon"

Tags

CCSS.RI.5.5

CCSS.RI.6.5

CCSS.RI.7.5

CCSS.RI.8.5

CCSS.RI.9-10.5

What does insulate mean?

• Move from one place to another

• Keep heat from entering or leaving

• Filled with water

• Large and puffy

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CCSS.RI.6.4

CCSS.RI.7.4

CCSS.RI.8.4

CCSS.RL.6.4

CCSS.RL.7.4

What does ethereal mean?

• Hard and solid

• Wet and soggy

• Light and airy

• Fictional

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CCSS.RI.6.4

CCSS.RI.7.4

CCSS.RI.8.4

CCSS.RL.7.4

CCSS.RL.8.4

What does the word splinter mean?

• break or split up

• Come together

• makes a loud noise

• causes pain

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CCSS.RI.6.4

CCSS.RI.7.4

CCSS.RI.8.4

CCSS.RL.6.4

CCSS.RL.7.4

Which 3 quotes show how he feels during the storm?

• "I looked across to the other side of the river"

• "I tried to keep the stern pointed right. . . but it didn't work"

• "I was not worried, hardly more than concerned"

• "I was more amazed than anything"

• "Despite the drama, I felt no real threat"

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CCSS.RL.2.6

CCSS.RL.8.3