Desiree's Baby

What is the setting of the story

• Mid 1800s
• Modern day
• Early 2000's
• Late 1700's

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CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.9-10.3

CCSS.RL.11-12.3

CCSS.RL.7.3

CCSS.RL.8.3

Characterize Desiree

• Affectionate, kind, honest
• Mean, cruel, evil
• Ugly, shy
• Insane, crazy

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CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.9-10.3

CCSS.RL.7.3

CCSS.RL.8.3

CCSS.RL.11-12.6

Characterize Armand

• Kind, loving
• Rich, prideful
• Cruel, racist, arrogant
• Insane, crazy

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CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.9-10.3

CCSS.RL.11-12.3

CCSS.RL.7.6

CCSS.RL.8.6

How does the circumstance of the setting effect the plot?

• During the 1800's, slavery was legal
• During the 1800's,divorce was not allowed
• During the 1800's, everyone hated women and blacks
• During 1800's, women had no rights, neither did African Americans

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CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.9-10.3

CCSS.RL.11-12.3

CCSS.RL.7.3

CCSS.RL.8.3

What is the best theme for the story?

• Real love is color blind
• Never assume the race of your spouse
• Don't marry someone who was an orphan
• Beauty is in the eyes' of the beholder

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CCSS.RI. 9-10.9

CCSS.RI.11-12.9

CCSS.RL.11-12.2

CCSS.RL.8.2

CCSS.RL.9-10.2

Which is a conflict in the story?

• Man vs. Man: Desiree is jealous of LaBlanche
• Man vs. Nature: Desiree's baby is born dark because of a genetic mutation
• Man vs. Man: Desiree and Armand argue over who is black
• Man vs. Society: The slaves cause an uproar

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CCSS.RI. 9-10.9

CCSS.RI.11-12.9

CCSS.RL.11-12.2

CCSS.RL.8.2

CCSS.RL.9-10.2

Which best defines the literary element: motif?

• A comparison using like or as
• A recurring element in a story that develops the plot/theme
• The time and place the story occurs
• The general idea of the story

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CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.9-10.3

CCSS.RL.11-12.3

CCSS.RL.7.3

CCSS.RL.8.3

What literary technique is used in the following passage:
"The very Spirit of Satan Seemed Suddenly to take hold"

• Simile: A comparison using like or as
• Hyperbole: Extreme exaggeration 
• Alliteration: Same syllable sound used
•  Metaphor: Comparison without like or as

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CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.9-10.3

CCSS.RL.11-12.3

CCSS.RL.7.3

CCSS.RL.8.3

Which literary technique is used in the following passage:
"when he stabbed thus into his wife's soul"

• Simile
• Metaphor
• Alliteration
• Personfication

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CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.9-10.3

CCSS.RL.11-12.3

CCSS.RL.7.3

CCSS.RL.8.3

Which literary element is used in following passage:"The passion that awoke in him that day, when he saw her at the gate, swept along like an avalanche, or like a prairie fire"

• Personification
• Metaphor
• Hyperbole
• Simile

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CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.9-10.3

CCSS.RL.11-12.3

CCSS.RL.7.3

CCSS.RL.8.3