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DO NOW

What is the most effective way to
revise sentence 2?

A.

"You feel the cars slowly
climbing to the top of a large
hill."

B.

"You feel the cars slowly
ascend to the top of large
hill."

C.

"You feel the car slowly
ascending up top a large
hill."

D.

"You feel the cars slowly
ascending towards the top of
a large hill."

(2) you, feel the cars slowly
climbing to the top of large hill.

(8) science and alot of other things
are needed to dezion a fun and
workin rollercoaster.

What is the most effective
way to revise sentence 8?
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LO: SWBAT make inferences and use evidence to support understanding

DOL: Given a text, students will make inferences and use evidence to support
understanding.by correctly answering with at least 80% accuracy.

*Additional standards are included to increase the rigor of the objective. Standards: 7.9D/7.10C

General Focus: Fiction

Reading and Communicating

TEKS 5F

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make inferences and use evidence to support understanding

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Figurative Language

Metaphor

Example: "Her laughter
was music to his ears."

compares two unrelated things
by stating that one thing is
another, often to create a deeper
or more vivid understanding of the
subject.

Personification

Example: "The wind

whispered through the

trees."

a figure of speech in which
non-human objects, animals, or
ideas are given human qualities,
characteristics, or attributes

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The car was suffering and was in need of

tender love and care.

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Wind and Window Flower

by Robert Frost

This poem is about a winter breeze being
in love with a window flower. The breeze
symbolizes a man and the flower
symbolizes a woman. Throughout the
poem he tries getting her attention but
she's completely oblivious to it.

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Highlight for examples of
metaphors and personification.

1 Lovers, forget your love,
2 And list to the love of these,
3 She a window flower,
4 And he a winter breeze.

5 When the frosty window veil
6 Was melted down at noon,
7 And the cagèd yellow bird
8 Hung over her in tune,
9 He marked her through the
pane,
Student A

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What conclusion is supported by the
information in lines 1 through 4 of the
poem?

A. The poem suggests that nature's love is

more important than human love.

B. The poem compares the man to a stable

window flower and the woman to a fleeting
winter breeze.

C. The poem implies that the characters' love

is symbolized by elements of nature.

D. The poem hints that love is only found in

brief moments rather than lasting bonds.

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Read these sentences from the poem.
What is the most likely reason the author
uses personification in line 8 of the poem?

A. To emphasize the freedom of the caged

bird.

B. To highlight the bird's ability to sing in

harmony.

C. To underscore the bird's physical

presence in the scene.

D. To illustrate the woman's connection with

nature.

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10 He could not help but mark,
11 And only passed her by,
12 To come again at dark.
13 He was a winter wind,
14 Concerned with ice and snow,

15 Dead weeds and unmated birds,
16 And little of love could know.
17 But he sighed upon the sill,
18 He gave the sash a shake,
19 As witness all within

Student B

As you read, what
inference could you
make from lines
10-14?

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What can the reader infer about the
man described in lines 10 through 14?

A. He had no desire to interact with

anyone during winter nights.

B. He was indifferent to his

surroundings during the night.

C. He was only interested in the

nighttime weather events.

D. He was characterized by traits

associated with cold and wintry
elements.

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SCR:
What does the author's use of a
metaphor in lines 15 through 19
help the reader understand about
the man's relationship with the
woman?

15 Dead weeds and unmated birds,
16 And little of love could know.
17 But he sighed upon the sill,
18 He gave the sash a shake,
19 As witness all within

Use evidence from the text to
support your answer.

Last, First Name
Cohort _____-______

Date

Sentence Stem:
The author's use of a
metaphor helps the reader
understand…

Open Ended

What does the author's use of a metaphor in lines 15 through 19 help the reader understand about the man's relationship with the woman?

*USE RACE*

Sentence Stem: 

The author's use of a metaphor helps the reader understand… 

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20 Who lay that night awake.
21 Perchance he half prevailed
22 To win her for the flight
23 From the firelit looking-glass
24 And warm stove-window light.

25 But the flower leaned aside
26 And thought of naught to say,
27 And morning found the breeze
28 A hundred miles away.

Student A

As you read, highlight
examples of
personification

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Read line 27 from the poem.

The author includes the figurative
language in line 27 to show the -

A. flower's longing for the breeze.
B. breeze's swift departure.
C. flower's joy at the breeze's return.
D. breeze's reluctance to leave.

27 And morning found the breeze

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DOL:Given a
text, students will
make inferences
and use evidence
to support
understanding.by
correctly
answering with at
least 80%
accuracy.