Word Do Not Pay

In "Words Do Not Pay," what is the main problem that Chief Joseph has with the "good words" that he has heard?

• They are spoken in an unfamiliar language.

• They are good only for white Americans.

• They do not recognize property rights.

• They are not backed up by deeds.

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CCSS.RL.2.6

CCSS.RL.8.3

In "Words Do Not Pay," what does Chief Joseph most clearly indicate that white Americans must do in order to live in peace with Native Americans?

• build Native American schools

• treat Native Americans as equals

• adopt Native American traditions

• return Native Americans to their homelands

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CCSS.RL.2.6

CCSS.RL.8.3

In "Words Do Not Pay," what does Chief Joseph most clearly indicate about the human condition at birth?

• All human beings are born to be free.

• All human beings are born to be faithful.

• All human beings are born to suffer harm.

• All human beings are born to want greatness.

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CCSS.RL.2.6

CCSS.RL.8.3

According to "Words Do Not Pay," which of the following should a free person be able to enjoy? Choose three options.

• freedom to trade

• freedom of religion

• freedom of the press

• freedom from the law

• freedom of employment

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CCSS.RL.2.6

CCSS.RL.8.3

Which of the following situations most clearly illustrates a misunderstanding?

• Emily tells a joke that everyone finds amusing, and only a few people laugh.

• Kara and Maribel pick up trash along the shoreline together.

• Rain is in the forecast for the weekend, so Denzel packs an umbrella and raincoat for his trip.

• Nick is supposed to meet Shauna at the library, but he goes to the north branch, and she goes to the south branch.

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CCSS.RL.5.3

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.7.3

CCSS.RL.8.3

CCSS.RL.9-10.3

Which of the following is a misrepresentation about an event?

• joking about what might happen at the event

• saying who is on the guest list for the event

• leading people to believe there will be music at the event when you know there won't be

• naming friends whom you are not looking forward to seeing at the event

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CCSS.RL.11-12.6

Which persuasive technique does this sentence from "Words Do Not Pay" most clearly illustrate?

Good words will not give me back my children.

• repetition

• appeal to reason

• appeal to emotion

• appeal to authority

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CCSS.RI.7.5

CCSS.RI.7.8

CCSS.RI.8.5

CCSS.RI.8.8

CCSS.RI.9-10.5

Which of these sentences from "Words Do Not Pay" most clearly uses the persuasive technique of an appeal to authority?

• [Words] do not pay for my country, now overrun by white men.

• Good words will not make good the promise of your war chief General Miles.

• Give them [white Americans and Native Americans] all the same law.

• All men were made by the same Great Spirit Chief.

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CCSS.RI.6.8

CCSS.RI.7.5

CCSS.RI.7.8

CCSS.RI.8.5

CCSS.RI.8.8

Which of these quotations from "Words Do Not Pay" most clearly uses the persuasive technique of an appeal to reason?

• I do not understand why nothing is done for my people. I have heard talk and talk, but nothing is done.

• I am tired of talk that comes to nothing. It makes my heart sick when I remember all the good words and all the broken promises.

• Too many misrepresentations have been made, too many misunderstandings have come up between the white men about the Indians.

• If the white man wants to live in peace with the Indian he can live in peace. There need be no trouble. Treat all men alike. Give them all the same law.

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CCSS.RL.2.6

CCSS.RL.8.3

Which word best describes Chief Joseph's tone in these sentences from "Words Do Not Pay"?

I do not understand why nothing is done for my people. I have heard talk and talk, but

nothing is done. Good words do not last long unless they amount to something.

• patient

• cheerful

• hopeless

• exasperated

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CCSS.RL.2.6

CCSS.RL.8.3