'New Directions'

Why did Annie walk with pails of stones at night?

• Testing her strength
• Selling them to the factories
• Selling them to the workers
• She is in a weight-lifting contest

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CCSS.RI. 9-10.1

CCSS.RI.11-12.1

CCSS.RL.11-12.2

CCSS.RL.8.1

CCSS.RL.9-10.2

In 'New Directions', which of the following details is significant?

• Annie is tall.
• Annie's marriage ends.
• Annie's husband is named William.
• Annie lives in Arkansas.

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CCSS.RI.7.2

CCSS.RI.8.2

CCSS.RL.11-12.2

CCSS.RL.8.1

CCSS.RL.9-10.2

What does Annie Johnson do when she 'cuts herself a new path'?

• She cuts a path into her lawn
• She takes a job as a servant
• She finds a way to support her family
• She fixes roads

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CCSS.RI. 9-10.2

CCSS.RI.11-12.2

CCSS.RL.11-12.2

CCSS.RL.8.2

CCSS.RL.9-10.2

In a narrative essay, what is the author's main purpose?

• To persuade
• To describe
• To tell a story
• To explain 

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CCSS.RL.9-10.2

Annie says she can 'mix groceries well enough to scare hungry away'. What does she mean?

• She is a bad cook.
• She can cook fairly well.
• She cooks fancy gourmet food.
• She has never cooked in her life.

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CCSS.RL.2.6

CCSS.RL.8.3

From Maya Angelou's advice at the end of 'New Directions', you can predict that she...

• has changed directions in her own life
• has made no changes in her life
• is afraid of taking risks
• is embarrassed when she changes her plan.

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CCSS.RI.11-12.2

CCSS.RI.8.1

CCSS.RI.9-10.1

CCSS.RL.11-12.1

CCSS.RL.9-10.1

What quality do you think Maya Angelou admires most about Annie?

• Her appearance 
• Her determination 
• Her optimism
• Her curiosity

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CCSS.RL.2.6

CCSS.RL.8.3

In 'New Directions', what word best describes Annie Johnson's husband?

• loyal
• hard-working
• loving
• dishonest

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CCSS.RI.11-12.10

CCSS.RI.8.10

CCSS.RI.9-10.10

CCSS.RL.11-12.10

CCSS.RL.9-10.10

A person, thing, or animal who plays a part in a story.

• Main character
• character
• protagonist
• flat

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CCSS.RL.11-12.4

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.7.3

CCSS.RL.8.3

CCSS.RL.9-10.3

Characterization is...

• the combination of actions, inside/ outside traits
• How you think about a character
• Main
• Minor

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CCSS.L.11-12.6

CCSS.L.8.6

CCSS.L.9-10.6

CCSS.W.11-12.2D

CCSS.W.9-10.2D