Module 1-ELA

How is reading information or literature like solving a mystery?

• You find clues in the least-expected places.

• You rely on other people’s help to find answers.

• You have to be a professional to do it well.

• You make inferences based on evidence.

What does the act of writing help you learn about yourself―every time you do it?

• your thoughts or feelings

• your past mistakes

• your memorization skills

• your deepest fears

How can you tell that a novel has a first-person narrator and point of view?

• The narrator knows little about the story’s events.

• The narrator is a character in the story.

• The narrator changes with each chapter.

• The narrator is outside the story, looking in.

Which phrase best describes Paul Fleischman’s storytelling approach in Seedfolks?

• full of mystery

• simple and to the point

• third-person point of view

• multiple narrators

Using double negatives and unusual grammar are two ways that an author can create a realistic, unique voice for a narrator. What is the other approach used by the author of Seedfolks?  Choose all that apply.

• sentence fragments

• misspelled words

• standard punctuation

• word repetition

What is the best definition for tone as an element of writing?

• the overall message or idea in a text

• the pace at which events happen

• how characters treat each other

• an author’s or narrator’s attitude

Which phrase provides the best definition of an analogy?

• an argument between two speakers

• a series of examples used to persuade

• a comparison used to explain something

• an answer to a research question

Which phrase describes the goal of hyperbole in literature?

• to compare two unlike things or ideas

• to entertain through exaggeration

• to provide the details of a story’s setting

• to remind readers of other works of literature

Which sentence is true of all of the Seedfolks characters?

• They were tired of traveling many miles to find fresh fruits and vegetables.

• They believed that growing fresh vegetables was the responsible thing to do.

• They believed that the garden on Gibb Street would solve a personal problem.

• They were trying to avoid losing access to the only vacant lot on Gibb Street.

In a novel like Seedfolks, what important information does a back story usually provide?

• a direct statement of the novel’s theme

• a description of future events

• details about the author’s background

• clues about a character’s motivations