5.4.10 WW Quiz, Little War, Modifier Errors

Word Work Quiz, "The Little War," Modifier Errors

Lesson 5.4.10

Reading: "The Little War"

Learners can:

• read and annotate poetry

• identify parallelism

• explain how specific words and structures reveal tone and perspective

• Parallelism is when two or more structures are set up in a similar or mirroring way

• This can refer to lines, paragraphs, or stanzas in literature.

Parallelism

​This example uses two parallel stanzas. This means that the stanzas are set up in a similar way. Here, each stanza starts with "I dream of." Then, each stanza includes a descriptive list.

​In this example, there are three parallel lines at the end of the stanza. Each of these lines starts with the part of an animal, has an action word in the middle, and finally states something that the object represents. Because each line is set up in the same pattern, that means they are parallel.

​Later in the poem, the writer uses a similar parallel structure again. In this case, the lines start with descriptive words and a plant. Then, there is an action word, and finally, what the plant represents.

• Today, you will read and annotate a short introductory poem and pages 69-76.

• Make sure you are annotating as we read. You should write directly in your book, use sticky notes, or make notes in your digital text

• You can find an annotation guide on page 3 of today's edio lesson

• You can find the digital copy of the text on page 3 of today's edio lesson

First Read

Section 1: Pages 69 to 73

​The second and third stanzas are parallel. Both of them start with an adverb. Then, they describe the war. On one hand, Rosa is glad that the war is brief, but, on the other hand, she is upset that more people died for no real change.

​What does futile mean?

Futile means something is pointless. In this case, Rosa calls the war futile because rebels still have not gained more freedom.

​Overall, this poem shows the reader more about Rosa's character. Words like "too soon" and "mercifully" combined with the sentiment in the last stanza make Rosa seem pretty exhausted and disappointed with her circumstance.

Multiple Choice

In the above poem, the writer uses parallelism in the second and third stanzas. What does this choice reveal about Rosa's perspective?

• Her feelings are mixed. While she is happy that the war is over, she is sad that people died in the fight.

• The parallelism emphasizes Rosa's positive feelings about the war's ending.

• Her mind is made up. The parallel stanzas showcase how determined she is to help in the healing process.

• The parallelism points out the key differences between Rosa's attitude and José's attitude.

Open Ended

Section 2: Pages 73-76

In the poem on page 76, Rosa asks, “How can there be a little war?”

What does this poem show about her character? What about José's character?

Writing: Modifier Errors

Learners can:

• differentiate between dangling and misplaced modifiers

• correct modifier errors by rewriting the text

• Remember that misplaced modifiers are descriptive words that are not next to the words they should describe, and dangling modifiers do not connect to any information in the rest of the sentence.

Modifier Errors Review

​The first example reads: I put the photo on the refrigerator that Maddie gave me. The modifying phrase is that Maddie gave me. Right now, this means Maddie gave the speaker a refrigerator.

To correct this sentence, you would write: I put the photo that Maddie gave me on the refrigerator.

​The next example has a dangling modifier. It reads: Angry, the door was slammed. The modifier is Angry, but right now that does not accurately describe a person or thing in the sentence. Information has to be added for the modifier to make sense.

To correct this sentence, you could write: Dana, feeling extremely angry, slammed the door.

Categorize

Options (6)

He read the letter to his friend that was written in French.

She found a gold man’s watch on the sidewalk.

After taking a bath, the towel was hung up to dry.

To improve his results, the experiment was repeated. 

The kitten with the little white patches is meowing at me!

The phone enclosed in a sparkly pink case is Danielle's.

Sort the sentences into the correct categories: sentences that have a misplaced modifier, a dangling modifier, or if the sentence is correct.

Misplaced modifier

Dangling Modifier

Correct Sentence

Word Work: Quiz

You CANNOT submit this section of the edio lesson blank today!!!

• The rest of class is independent work time to complete your Word Work Quiz

• Once you have completed and submitted your quiz, the rest of class is choice time. You can be working on:

  • iReady Reading Practice

  • Silent Reading

  • Overdue Edio Lessons

Quiz and Choice Time