"Hanging Fire", "Grandfather's House" & "The Medicine Bag"

Which statement presents a main way in which "Hanging Fire" and "Translating Grandfather's House" are similar in theme?

• Both poems focus on the absence of a caring mother.

• Both poems focus on the frustrations of a teenager's life.

• Both poems focus on the fears that people have about the future.

• Both poems focus on the difference between imagination and reality.

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CCSS.RL.8.5

CCSS.RI.8.7

CCSS.RL.7.7

CCSS.RL.8.7

CCSS.RL.9-10.7

Which definition best describes the term, non-fiction narrative?

• a long, printed story about imaginary characters and events

• a true story written in the style of a fiction

• an account of a person's life written by that person.

• a story about something imagined rather something taken accurately from history

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CCSS.RL.8.10

CCSS.RL.7.10

CCSS.RI.7.10

CCSS.RI.8.10

CCSS.RI.9-10.10

Which of the following is NOT classified as non-fiction?

• A biography of Abu Dhabi’s Sheik

• A memoir

• A novel about monsters invading a city

• A true story about how an ordinary person rose to fame

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CCSS.RI.7.10

CCSS.RI.8.10

CCSS.RI.9-10.10

CCSS.RI.11-12.10

CCSS.RI.6.10

_______________ refers to the use of an action, object or name to represent an idea or quality.

• point of view

• symbolism

• resolution

• plot

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CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.9-10.3

CCSS.RL.5.3

CCSS.RL.7.3

CCSS.RL.8.3

A text structure where a difficulty is described and an answer is offered is known as __________.

• Sequence

• Problem and Solution

• Comparison and Contrast

• Cause and Effect  

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CCSS.RI.6.5

CCSS.RI.7.5

CCSS.RI.8.5

CCSS.RI.9-10.5

CCSS.RI.11-12.5

A concern that the speaker in “Hanging Fire” repeated in each stanza relates to

    _____________.

• dying soon

• needing help

• feeling happy

• wanting space

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CCSS.RL.8.10

CCSS.RL.8.4

CCSS.RL.8.5

CCSS.RL.9-10.9

CCSS.RL.9-10.10

1.    Identify the text structure: Football and baseball are two of the most popular sports in the country.  They have many things in common.  For one, they are both team sports, and they both require players to advance to an end or “home” point on the playing field.  However, football requires players to carry the ball to the end zone, whereas in baseball, it is the defending team that controls the ball while it is in play.

• Compare and Contrast

• Chronological

• Sequence or process writing

• Problem and solution

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CCSS.RI.6.5

CCSS.RI.7.5

CCSS.RI.8.5

CCSS.RI.9-10.5

CCSS.RI.11-12.5

Identify the text structure: Being involved in after-school sports and clubs is not a right.  It is a privilege.  Therefore, students must meet eligibility requirements.  If students have any “D”s or “F”s, they are not allowed to play.  Also, if students have behavior issues in class, they cannot be on the team or in the club.  Lastly, students need to keep good attendance.  If students miss school, they most certainly cannot come to practice.  Being on a team is a lot of responsibility. If students are not proving to be responsible, they will not be permitted to be in clubs or teams.

• Problem and solution

• Chronological

• Spatial/Descriptive Writing

• Cause and Effect

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CCSS.RI.6.5

CCSS.RI.7.5

CCSS.RI.8.5

CCSS.RI.9-10.5

CCSS.RI.11-12.5

Identify the text structure: Believe it or not, as important as it is, many students do not know how to study for a test.  Well, studying for a test is easy. The first thing that you must do is take out your notes. Open your notes up to the section that you are supposed to review.  Read what you wrote in your notebook. When you are done, close your notebook and see if you remember the ideas that you were studying. Still don’t remember? Open your notebook back up a try again.

• Sequence or Process Writing

• Problem and solution

• Chronological

• Spatial/Descriptive Writing

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CCSS.RI.6.5

CCSS.RI.7.5

CCSS.RI.8.5

CCSS.RI.9-10.5

CCSS.RI.5.5

Why does Grandpa say he has arrived for a surprise visit with the family?

• He wants to see where his only existing descendants live, and he wants to give Martin the medicine bag.

• He wants to see his family in person to discuss the resentment he has felt for years.

• He feels that death is now very near, and he wants to be buried where his only existing relatives live.

• He wants to teach his grandchildren lessons that will help them respect the old ways.

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CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.9-10.3

CCSS.RL.5.3

CCSS.RL.7.3

CCSS.RL.8.3