HMH: from The Cruelest Journey/ The Journey

What messages are the author of The Cruelest Journey and the author of "The Journey" most likely sending to readers?

• To avoid danger to feel most alive

• To leave friends behind when making choices

• To choose their own paths through the world

• To be thoughtful of others even when it is difficult

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CCSS.RI. 9-10.7

CCSS.RI.8.7

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Why did the author most likely choose to include a map in The Cruelest Journey?

• To show how many countries she passed through

• To highlight the incredible distance she was traveling

• To note the extreme dangers along the path of her journey

• To explain how unlikely it was that she could complete her journey

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What is the author's most likely purpose in describing the effects of her journey in that last paragraph of The Cruelest Journey?

• To describe how her opinion of people has changed

• To persuade readers to take the same journey

• To express how the journey has changed her

• To inform readers of how she finished her journey

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CCSS.RI.8.9

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Which sentence from The Cruelest Journey best supports the idea that the author is determined to complete her adventure?

• I value the privacy and integrity of my trips, and I don’t want my journey turning into a circus. (paragraph 7)

• But this is no time and place for such an injury, and I won’t tolerate it, stuck as I am in a storm. (paragraph 12)

• And perhaps the god of the river sleeps now, returning matters to the mortals who ply its waters? (paragraph 14)

• Rémi’s boat is directly behind me, the flash from his camera lighting up the throng of people gathering on shore. (paragraph 18)

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Read lines 6-7 of "The Journey."

though the whole house

Began to tremble

Which phrase best describes the effect of the personification in these lines?

• To show how the addressee arrives at their decision

• To stress how difficult the decision is for you

• To describe the guilt you feel

• To explain why the addressee goes on their journey

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CCSS.RL.8.10

CCSS.RL.8.4

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Read lines 33–36 of “The Journey.”

determined to do

the only thing you could do—

determined to save

the only life you could save.

What can be inferred from these lines?

• You are not going to save yourself

• You feel guilty for saving yourself

• You are going to save everyone

• You are going to save yourself

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CCSS.RL.8.10

CCSS.RL.8.4

CCSS.RL.8.5

CCSS.RL.9-10.10

CCSS.RL.9-10.9

Read lines 27-29 of “The Journey.”

and there was a new voice,

which was slowly

recognized as your own,

What is the importance of the lines above?

• The addressee becomes one of the many voices outside

• The speaker creates a new persona for the addressee

• The speaker generates a new perception of the addressee

• The addressee's voice is conceptualized as trivial

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CCSS.RL.8.10

CCSS.RL.8.4

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Read these excerpts from The Cruelest Journey and “The Journey.”

I’m wishing I could explain it to people—the subtle yet certain way the world has altered over these past few weeks. The inevitability of it. The grace of it. (The Cruelest Journey, paragraph 26)

the stars began to burn

through the sheets of clouds,

and there was a new voice,

which was slowly

recognized as your own (“The Journey,” lines 25–29)

What tone do the diction and syntax of both selections create?

• Detached

• Cynical

• Humorous

• Uplifting

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Which two statements best describe the ways in which The Cruelest Journey and "The Journey" are similar?

• Both take place on a river

• Both result in a new understanding

• Both describe many dangerous moments

• Both include difficult emotional moments

• Both focus on images at night

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CCSS.RI. 9-10.7

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CCSS.RL.8.5

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How do the authors of both selections support the claim that travel allows an individual to truly experience life?

• The author of The Cruelest Journey asks rhetorical questions about travel aimed at the reader; the author of “The Journey” makes travel a metaphor for life.

• The author of The Cruelest Journey cites statistics about the importance of travel; the author of “The Journey” uses visual imagery to describe the locations the addressee has visited.

• The author of The Cruelest Journey reveals how the trip made her embrace the unknown; the author of “The Journey” details how the addressee finds confidence to go forward in life.

• The author of The Cruelest Journey uses quotations from multiple people who have made the trek to Timbuktu; the author of “The Journey” lists the trips the addressee has taken.

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