First Read: The New Colossus

The following is an example of what in poetry?

• Stanza

• Line

• Paragraph

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CCSS.RL.11-12.11

CCSS.RL.8.4

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What does the word "brazen" mean?

• Great strength or pwoer

• Confident

• Trash or garbage

• To be full of something

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What is a "beacon"?

• Magnificent display

• Things that are physically close together

• Someone or something that gives hope to others

• A large group of people

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CCSS.RI.11-12.4

CCSS.RI.8.4

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What vocabulary word connects to this image?

• Huddled & Masses

• Mighty & Imprisoned

• Yearning and Refuse

• Astride & Brazen

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CCSS.RI.11-12.4

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The following image is an example of what vocabulary word?

• Storied pomp

• Imprisoned

• Mighty

• Beacon

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CCSS.RI.11-12.4

CCSS.RI.8.4

CCSS.RI.9-10.4

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What is a theme of the poem "The New Colossus"?

• Immigrants come to America mainly for safety concerns.

• America values welcoming immigrants with open arms.

• Immigrants forget their old customs when they come to America.

• People who immigrate to new countries must work hard and have strong resilience.

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CCSS.RI. 9-10.9

CCSS.RI.11-12.9

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How does the author develop the theme over the course of the poem?

• by beginning the poem with a calm tone and ending it with an angry tone

• by describing the statue from a physical and then emotional viewpoint

• by giving examples of how people treat one another in different countries

• by providing reasons why living in America is better than living in other countrie

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CCSS.RI. 9-10.9

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How does the use of the word "mother" in the phrase "mother of exiles" affect the tone of the phrase?

• It causes the tone to be more negative and oppressive

• It affects the tone by making the phrase more welcoming for immigrants.

• It creates a loving and nurturing tone.

• "Mother" does not affect the tone.

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CCSS.RL.11-12.4

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What is the effect of calling the Statue of Liberty the “Mother of Exiles”?

• It emphasizes how fearsome (scary) the statue looks, guarding America and its citizens from outside threats as a mother would protect a child.

• It portrays the statue as both maternal and protective of immigrants, welcoming them into the U.S. and promising to provide for them.

• It highlights how the majority of Americans came to the U.S. because they were exiled, or thrown out, of their previous countries.

• It emphasizes the statue’s weak appearance, unlike the appearances of other stronger statues.

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Who does the "brazen giant of Greek fame" refer to?

• The Statue of Liberty

• The Colossus of Rhodes

• Christ the Redeemer

• Venus de Milo

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