Charge of the Light Brigade

Who are the characters in this poem?

• 600 British soldiers, Cossack and Russian soldiers

• horses, men, Lord Tennyson

• cannons, battlefield, horses

• Alfred, Lord Tennyson, sabres, cannons

What is the setting of this poem?

• A battlefield nicknamed The Valley of Death

• in the light brigade

• in America during the revolutionary war

• in a museum

What is the major conflict in the poem?

• the leader sent British soldiers into a battle they couldn't win

• the men had to ride horses instead of having tanks

• the Russians and Cossacks lost the battle

• the 600 men won the battle

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CCSS.RL.9-10.1

CCSS.RL.9-10.2

What stanza contains the climax (the most intense part of the story)?

• stanza 1

• stanza 6

• stanza 4

• stanza 2

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CCSS.RL.9-10.1

CCSS.RL.9-10.5

What is the resolution in this poem?

• only a few of the 600 men survived

• all of the 600 men survived

• none of the Russians survived

• none of the Cossacks survived

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CCSS.RL.9-10.1

Based on the poem and the Blind Side segment, what would be an appropriate theme to this poem?

• We should have courage and honor even in intense situations

• Don't follow a leader who gives bad commands

• Don't go to war

• We should do whatever possible to avoid being in a battle

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CCSS.RL.9-10.2

Who wrote The Charge of the Light Brigade

• soldiers who were in the battle

• Alfred, Lord Tennyson

• William Wordsworth Longfellow

• Mrs. Heartsfield

In this poem, the audio helped us understand intense and somber (sad) parts of the poem, because the spearker...

• sped up and slow down while reading those parts

• never changed his reading speed

• read the entire poem as fast as possible

• read the entire poem as slowly as possible

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CCSS.RL.6.7

CCSS.SL.6.2

What event occurred during the rising action?

• the 600 men rode into battle

• they Cossacks and Russians brok through the line

• horse and hero fell

• honor was given to the Light Brigade

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CCSS.RL.6.3

What event occurred during the falling action?

• the survivors came back to camp

• the 600 charged into battle

• the cannons surrounded the men

• the leader gave the order to go into battle

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CCSS.RL.9-10.1

CCSS.RL.9-10.5