The Censors Review

What is the best summary of this selection?

• Juan becomes so caught up in his work at the government censorship agency that he censors the letter to Mariana that he had hoped to retrieve, and he is killed for action.

• Government officials become aware of Juan when he joins the censorship bureau, soon implicated others in crimes, and quickly becomes the agency's best censor.

• Juan writes a letter to Mariana, a woman he loves, thereby alerting the government officials to where she is living in foreign country.

• Juan joins the government's censorship agency to intercept a letter he has written to Mariana, a woman he loves, and who he hopes to save from danger.

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CCSS.RI. 9-10.2

CCSS.RI.7.2

CCSS.RI.8.2

CCSS.RL.8.2

CCSS.RL.9-10.2

What can be considered a theme of the story The Censors.

• It's better to work as a team

• The government always wants the best for you

• Being too obsessed with work can impact your life

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CCSS.RI. 9-10.9

CCSS.RI.11-12.9

CCSS.RL.11-12.2

CCSS.RL.8.2

CCSS.RL.9-10.2

The story The Censors takes place in

• Dallas, Texas

• Paris

• Argentina

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CCSS.RL.2.10

CCSS.RL.2.2

CCSS.RL.2.3

CCSS.RL.4.3

CCSS.RL.4.4

The setting is important to the theme because it is where --

• Juan and his mother live

• an explosion blew off the hand a worker

• government officials censor letters

• Juan first met Mariana

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CCSS.RL.11-12.3

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.7.3

CCSS.RL.8.3

CCSS.RL.9-10.3

What type of punctuation is this?

• Period

• Colon

• Semicolon

• Quotation Marks

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CCSS.RF.3.3B

CCSS.RF.3.3C

CCSS.RF.3.3D

CCSS.RF.4.3A

CCSS.RF.5.3A

What type of punctuation is this?

• Period

• Colon

• Semicolon

• Quotation Marks

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CCSS.RF.3.3B

CCSS.RF.3.3C

CCSS.RF.3.3D

CCSS.RF.4.3A

CCSS.RF.5.3A

What type of punctuation allows us to list different things and show emphasis?

• Period

• Colon

• Semicolon

• Quotation Marks

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CCSS.RF.3.3B

CCSS.RF.3.3C

CCSS.RF.3.3D

CCSS.RF.4.3A

CCSS.RF.5.3A

What type of punctuation separates two independent clauses in one sentence?

• Period

• Colon

• Semicolon

• Quotation Marks

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CCSS.RF.3.3B

CCSS.RF.3.3C

CCSS.RF.3.3D

CCSS.RF.4.3A

CCSS.RF.5.3A

What refers not only to the time and place of a story but also to cultural and social aspects of the time and place; can play a role in developing the theme?

• Setting

• Theme

• Foreshadow

• Tone

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CCSS.RL.11-12.3

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.7.3

CCSS.RL.8.3

CCSS.RL.9-10.3

What occurs when the author gives hints or clues about future events?

• Setting

• Theme

• Foreshadowing

• Tone

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CCSS.RL.11-12.3

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.7.3

CCSS.RL.8.3

CCSS.RL.9-10.3