2.4.1 Context Clues, Poem Study, RACES

Multiple Choice

Try it out: Using context clues what does the word Granular mean?

• Having a smooth or uniform texture.
• Referring to a large, solid object.
• Describing something that is completely transparent.
• Having a rough texture or detailed structure.

Draw

Draw a picture to represent one of the sentences below. Alternatively, you can write a description of the image you picture when you read the sentence.

• The suitcase weighed a ton.

• Her smile stretched from ear to ear.

• The leaves twirled and waltzed across the sky.

• His brain was mush after the math test.

Match

Match the term to it's definition

• Comparison

• Simile

• Metaphor

• Hyperbole

• Personification

Examining similarities between two things

A figure of speech that compares two different things using 'like' or 'as'

A figure of speech that describes an object or action in a way that isn't literally true

An exaggerated statement not meant to be taken literally

Attributing human characteristics to non-human entities

• Examining similarities between two things

• A figure of speech that compares two different things using 'like' or 'as'

• A figure of speech that describes an object or action in a way that isn't literally true

• An exaggerated statement not meant to be taken literally

• Attributing human characteristics to non-human entities

Draw

Try it out: Label the Rhyme scheme

Open Ended

Use S.L.A.M to write a summary of the poem

Multiple Choice

In the poem "Good Timber," the following lines are an example of what type of figurative language?

"The tree that never had to weep

For rain and sunshine sweet."

• Metaphor
• Personification
• Alliteration
• Simile

Multiple Choice

Which of the following statements best summarizes the theme of "Good Timber"?

• Resilience and strength are forged through adversity.
• Success comes from luck and chance.
• Strength is inherent and cannot be developed.
• Adversity leads to failure and weakness.

Reorder

What order would you do the following to create a paragrpah?

• 
  Restate the question.

• 
  Answer the question.

• Cite evidence from the text.

• 
  Explain in your own words.

• 
  Summarize your main points.

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• 1
• 2
• 3
• 4
• 5

Open Ended

Restate the question: Describe how the poet compares trees to people throughout the poem. In your response, explain what qualities the poet believes make a person strong and resilient, using evidence from the text to support your analysis.

Open Ended

Answer the question: Describe how the poet compares trees to people throughout the poem. In your response, explain what qualities the poet believes make a person strong and resilient, using evidence from the text to support your analysis.

Open Ended

Cite the test to answer the question: Describe how the poet compares trees to people throughout the poem. In your response, explain what qualities the poet believes make a person strong and resilient, using evidence from the text to support your analysis.

Open Ended

Explain your citation: Describe how the poet compares trees to people throughout the poem. In your response, explain what qualities the poet believes make a person strong and resilient, using evidence from the text to support your analysis.

Open Ended

Summarize your answer: Describe how the poet compares trees to people throughout the poem. In your response, explain what qualities the poet believes make a person strong and resilient, using evidence from the text to support your analysis.