"What Happened During the Ice Storm"

What type of storm was it?

• Hail storm

• Snow storm

• Ice storm

• Rain storm

What did the farmers move into barns?

• Their livestock

• The pheasants

• The ducks

• The wild dogs

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CCSS.RI. 9-10.1

CCSS.RI.11-12.1

CCSS.RI.8.1

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What happened to the pheasants because of the ice storm?

• The farmers ate them.

• Their eyes froze shut and their wings got frozen over.

• They passed away.

• They flew away.

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CCSS.RI.8.10

CCSS.RI.9-10.10

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CCSS.RL.9-10.10

Who took clubs to harvest the pheasants?

• The boys

• The farmers

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CCSS.RI.8.10

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What did the boys bring with them to search for pheasants?

• Clubs

• A bag

• Nothing but themselves

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CCSS.RI. 9-10.1

CCSS.RI.11-12.1

CCSS.RL.11-12.2

CCSS.RL.8.1

CCSS.RL.9-10.2

"Tree branches glistened like glass. Then broke like glass."

This is an example of:

• A metaphor

• Theme

• A simile

• A hyperbole

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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

"The pheasants looked like unborn birds glazed in egg white."

The author included this line to show that -

• the pheasants look appetizing.

• the pheasants are vulnerable in the state that they are in.

• the pheasants are white in color.

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CCSS.RI.11-12.5

CCSS.RI.6.5

CCSS.RI.7.5

CCSS.RI.8.5

CCSS.RI.9-10.5

"To pounce on a pheasant, or to yell BANG!"

This is an example of...

• A metaphor

• A simile

• A hyperbole

• Onomatopoeia

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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 did the boys end up doing to the pheasants?

• The boys ended up saving the pheasants and bringing them home.

• The boys killed the pheasants with clubs.

• The boys threw rocks at the pheasants.

• The boys left the pheasants alone and continued about their day.

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CCSS.RI. 9-10.1

CCSS.RI.11-12.1

CCSS.RL.11-12.2

CCSS.RL.8.1

CCSS.RL.9-10.2

What is the theme of "What Happened During the Ice Storm" ?

• Nature can be unpredictable.

• Humans are cruel to innocent creatures.

• Human nature is an unpredictable thing.

• Animals are fragile.

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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