The Dog Ate My Homework

This poem is an example of narrative poetry mostly because it-

• has a funny ending

• doesn't have lines that rhyme

• describes feelings

• tells a story

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CCSS.RL.3.4

CCSS.RL.3.5

CCSS.RL.4.4

CCSS.RL.5.4

CCSS.RL.5.5

What identifies this poem as an example of free verse?

• It presents a lesson that can be learned.

• It does not follow a rhyming pattern.

• It uses figurative language to create imagery

• Its lines are not similar in length.

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CCSS.RL.3.4

CCSS.RL.3.5

CCSS.RL.4.4

CCSS.RL.4.5

CCSS.RL.5.5

What is the main message of this poem?

• It is important be responsible.

• It is sometimes difficult to be patient.

• Treat others the way you want to be treated.

• Don't leave your homework out where your dog can get it.

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CCSS.RL.3.9

CCSS.RL.4.2

CCSS.RL.4.9

CCSS.RL.5.2

CCSS.RL.5.9

Which line from the poem shows that the speaker is worried about her behavior upsetting her mother.

• Mom looked at me with disbelief in her eyes.

• I thought to myself, " I better make this a good, or I am in trouble."

• I tried to avoid questions.

• She wanted to know why I wasn't bringing home my homework.

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CCSS.RL.3.4

CCSS.RL.4.4

CCSS.RL.4.5

CCSS.RL.5.4

CCSS.RL.5.5

What is the speaker's main purpose in this poem?

• To teach readers to seek

• to persuade her mother not to ground her

• to explain the benefits of doing one's homework

• to share a personal experience with the reader.

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CCSS.RL.3.4

CCSS.RL.4.4

CCSS.RL.4.5

CCSS.RL.5.4

CCSS.RL.5.5

In the poem, the prefix dis- helps the reader determine that the word disbelief means-

• able to belive

• believe again

• without belief

• believing again

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CCSS.RI.3.4

CCSS.RI.4.4

CCSS.RL.3.4

CCSS.RL.5.1

CCSS.RL.5.4

The poet uses lines 1 through 4 mainly to

• introduce the conflict

• compare wo related words

• explain how the speaker got her homework

• give human characteristics to her dog

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CCSS.RL.3.5

CCSS.RL.4.4

CCSS.RL.4.5

CCSS.RL.5.4

CCSS.RL.5.5

What is meaning of the word proceed in line 16?

• stopped

• walked

• continued

• moved

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CCSS.RI.3.4

CCSS.RI.4.4

CCSS.RI.5.4

CCSS.RL.5.1

CCSS.RL.5.4

Read lines 5 and 6 from the poem.

[ I really tried hard today, but I still forgot.]

These lines emphasize that the speaker mostly feel like-

• worried what her teacher will think

• confused about where her homework has gone

• surprised by her mother's actions

• frustrated that she has made the same mistakes again

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CCSS.RL.3.4

CCSS.RL.4.4

CCSS.RL.4.5

CCSS.RL.5.4

CCSS.RL.5.5

What can the reader conclude from the action in the fifth stanza?

• Mother believes what Suzanna is saying.

• Mother doesn't believe Suzanna's excuse

• Mother wants Suzanna to stay away from the playground.

• Mother thinks that Suzanna should come up with a better excuse tomorrow.

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CCSS.RL.3.4

CCSS.RL.4.4

CCSS.RL.4.5

CCSS.RL.5.4

CCSS.RL.5.5