Count That Day Lost

How many stanzas are there in the poem “Count That Day Lost”?

• 1

• 4

• 2

• 3

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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

Who is the speaker talking to?

• i) The reader.

• ii) People who help others.

• iii) People who count their acts.

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CCSS.RL.11-12.8

CCSS.RL.8.10

CCSS.RL.8.4

CCSS.RL.9-10.10

CCSS.RL.9-10.9

. What time of day is mentioned in the first stanza?

• the afternoon

• the early evening

• night

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CCSS.RL.11-12.8

CCSS.RL.8.10

CCSS.RL.8.4

CCSS.RL.9-10.10

CCSS.RL.9-10.9

What should you do at sunset?

• Count the acts that you've done

• Talk with your friends

• Nothing

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CCSS.RI.11-12.3

CCSS.RI.11-12.5

CCSS.RI.8.5

CCSS.RI.9-10.3

CCSS.RI.9-10.5

The example of a “self-denying deed” is when….

• A person visits a sick friend instead of going to a show.

• A person gives old clothes he doesn’t need to a homeless person

• A person studies for hours for an important test.

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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

Second Stanza

At the end of the day, you may discover that you have…

• had a very long, tiring day.

• done bad things during the day.

• done nothing for any other person.

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CCSS.RL.11-12.8

CCSS.RL.8.10

CCSS.RL.8.4

CCSS.RL.9-10.10

CCSS.RL.9-10.9

“That helped some soul and nothing cost” means that….

• You didn’t have to make a special effort to help someone

• You didn’t have to pay a lot of money to help someone

• Helping someone was not worth the money

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CCSS.RI.11-12.4

CCSS.RI.8.4

CCSS.RI.9-10.4

CCSS.RL.11-12.4

CCSS.RL.9-10.4

Tick (✓) True or False

 A day well spent is a day in which you don’t help others.

• Ture

• False

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CCSS.RL.2.6

CCSS.RL.8.3

At the end of the day, we should count the things that we have done during the day.

• True

• False

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CCSS.RI.11-12.10

CCSS.RI.7.10

CCSS.RI.8.10

CCSS.RI.9-10.10

CCSS.RL. 11-12.9

If you didn’t make anyone happy, your day is worse than lost.

• True

• False

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CCSS.RL.2.6

CCSS.RL.8.3