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Open Ended

How can using a glossary help you when reading a new text?

Multiple Choice

Why do you think it is important to learn about the setting and significant events in stories like 'Brown Girl Dreaming'?

• It helps us understand the characters' experiences and perspectives.

• It makes the story longer and more complicated.

• It allows us to ignore the historical context.

• It is only important for tests.

Multiple Choice

Which of the following best describes the main purpose for reading the selections from 'Brown Girl Dreaming' as stated in the lesson?

• To analyze the author's use of figurative language

• To learn about the setting and significant events the author describes

• To compare different characters in the story

• To summarize the plot of the book

Multiple Select

Select all the words from the vocabulary list that are nouns.

• dare

• curb

• immense

• handkerchief

Multiple Choice

Which vocabulary word from the list means 'to carry or cause to move gently on water or in the air'?

• curb

• waft

• dash

• apology

Multiple Choice

Why did the family move to the back of the bus?

• To look out the window

• Because it was too dangerous to sit in the front

• To be closer to the driver

• So they could talk loudly

Multiple Choice

What does the mother whisper to her children?

• “Be quiet.”

• “We’re as good as anybody.”

• “Look out for the bus stop.”

• “It’s time to eat.”

Multiple Choice

How does the narrator describe the grandparents’ house?

• Big and blue

• Small with an immense yard

• Tall and yellow

• Tiny and crowded

Multiple Choice

How does the grandfather say the children’s names?

• Very quickly

• All at once

• As if he has all day

• Without smiling

Open Ended

What connection does the author seem to have to the ancestors she describes?

Multiple Choice

What are the main objectives students should achieve by the end of this lesson on 'Brown Girl Dreaming'?

• Identify the setting and significant events, ask and answer questions about the text, and use a glossary for vocabulary.

• Write a summary of the book and memorize all the characters.

• Create a timeline of Jacqueline Woodson's life.

• Draw a map of South Carolina.