RCC Lesson 11

In "Amelia Earhart: First in Flight," how does the allusion to Icarus support the author's tone?

• It makes it clear that Earhart, like Icarus, fell to her death.

• It emphasizes Earhart's failure in spite of her ambition.

• It stresses that the author views Earhart's fate as a mystery.

• It shows that the author sees Earhart as a kind of legend.

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CCSS.RI.7.6

CCSS.RI.8.6

CCSS.RI.8.9

CCSS.RL.8.6

CCSS.RL.9-10.6

What is the allusion that the author makes in paragraph 1 of "The Trans-Pacific Passage Toward the Gold Fields"?

• "a well-documented phenomenon"

• "so-called Forty-Niners"

• "pre-gold-rush"

• "Midas touch"

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CCSS.RI.8.4

CCSS.RL.8.4

CCSS.L.8.5A

What is the analogy in paragraph 3 of "The Trans-Pacific Passage Toward the Gold Fields"?

• "conditions on the crowded ship were almost unthinkable"

• "'The poor people were herded int he hold of the ship like a flock of sheep...'"

• "...only when the weather was fair..."

• "...lured by the promise of gold."

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CCSS.RI. 9-10.2

CCSS.RI.7.2

CCSS.RI.8.2

CCSS.RL.8.2

CCSS.RL.9-10.2

Reread the second sentence of paragraph 1 of "The Trans-Pacific Passage Toward the Gold Fields." What effect do the word choices have on the meaning and tone of this paragraph?

• The phrase "charged into" has negative connotations and suggests that the Forty-Niners were reckless and angry.

• The terms "charged" and "ballooning" convey the idea of sudden and dramatic movement or growth.

• The use of "ballooning" gives the idea that the growth was somehow fragile and prone to "break" suddenly or easily.

• The word "unprecedented" conveys the author's attitude that this event is not well understood.

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CCSS.RI.7.6

CCSS.RI.8.6

CCSS.RI.8.9

CCSS.RL.8.6

CCSS.RL.7.6

What impact does the allusion to Midas have on the meaning and tone of paragraph 1 of "The Trans-Pacific Passage Toward the Gold Field"?

• The allusion implies that the author believes the men foolishly pinned their hopes on made-up stories.

• The allusion indicates that the men were unprepared for the hard work and brute labor involved in finding gold.

• The allusion makes it clear that each man was guaranteed to end up richer and more profitable than he ever dreamed he would be.

• The allusion gives the paragraph a bittersweet feeling. The men hoped to become rich, but tragedy was a possibility as well.

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CCSS.RL.7.9

CCSS.RL.8.9

Examine the analogy in paragraph 3 of "The Trans-Pacific Passage Toward the Gold Fields." How does the analogy help you understand the conditions people traveled in, as well as how it supports the author's tone?

• The analogy compares Chinese passengers to a "flock of sheep." This makes them seem like they are not very smart and totally willing to follow anyone.

• The analogy compares Chinese passengers to Midas, who had the ability to turn anything he touched into gold. This makes them seem magical.

• The analogy compares Chinese passengers to a "flock of sheep" as they are "herded" into the hold and "penned" in the darkness. This makes them seem helpless and at the mercy of the people running the ship.

• The analogy compares Chinese passengers to Midas, who had the ability to turn anything he touched into gold. This makes them seem very successful, like everything they do will be very valuable monetarily.

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CCSS.RI.7.6

CCSS.RI.8.6

CCSS.RI.8.9

CCSS.RL.8.6

CCSS.RL.7.6

The word "arid," which appeared in paragraph 3 of "Dust Bowl Migrants," can mean "having too little rainfall to support the growing of crops." Which sentence from the passage best helps the reader understand the meaning of the word "arid"?

• "The region suffered the effects of storm, droughts, and earthquakes."

• "Ruinous dust storms swept the land, and homes and farms were all but buried in thick dirt."

• "Farmers sometimes lost their land or had to move away to make a living."

• "Talmage Lee Collins came from rural Arkansas, where the drought had turned farmland into a desert."

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CCSS.RI.8.4

CCSS.RL.8.4

CCSS.RI.7.4

CCSS.RL.7.4

CCSS.RL.9-10.4

"I'd plant the seed. You'd plant it down in the furrow where it'd be leveled over like you'd taken a bulldozer and bulldozed it..."

How does the analogy contribute to the meaning of the article?

• It describes the difficulty of leveling a field.

• It suggests the great force of the dust storms.

• It describes the problems of inexperienced farmers.

• It explains the careful preparation of the prairie soil.

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CCSS.RL.2.6

CCSS.RL.8.3

Part A: One sentence in paragraph 7 of "Dust Bowl Migrants" uses figurative language to make its point. Choose this sentence.

• Collins found a job managing citrus groves, and his employer gave him the use of a house.

• It was not a way to get rich, but it was a way to survive the lean years of the Depression.

• It is impossible to document how many others abandoned their homes only to wander from place to place in search of employment.

• If all of the storms were strung together, they would form a chain as long as the highway on which the Dust Bowl migrants traveled.

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CCSS.RI.7.10

CCSS.RI.8.10

CCSS.RI.11-12.10

CCSS.RI.6.10

CCSS.RI.9-10.10

Part B: How does the figurative language in Part A contribute to the meaning of the passage?

• It indicates that the migrants always remained connected to the places they had left.

• It explains how storytelling helped create a strong bond among traveling migrants.

• It describes the once steady stream of migrants seen traveling the nation's highways.

• It suggests the great number of migrants who each survived a difficult time.

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CCSS.RI.7.10

CCSS.RI.8.10

CCSS.RL.7.10

CCSS.RL.8.10

CCSS.RL.9-10.10