The Power of a Smile/Things that Make Hearts Break-Tupac Shakur

Where does the mood shift in The Power of a Smile?

• The Power of wind can chill

• inside until it tears you apart

• But the Power of a Smile

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CCSS.RL.8.4

CCSS.RL.7.4

CCSS.RL.7.10

CCSS.RL.7.5

CCSS.RL.8.10

When an author or poet repeats the same word or phrase, they are using repetition. Repetition is used to -

• help the reader understand a specific word or phrase

• emphasize something they want the reader to know

• reiterate the theme of the poem

• interpret the importance of rereading the text

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CCSS.RL.8.4

CCSS.RL.7.4

CCSS.RL.7.10

CCSS.RL.7.5

CCSS.RL.8.10

"The power of anger can rage inside until it tears you apart" (The Power of a Smile lines 5-6)

What context clue in these lines helped you figure out the meaning of rage?

(a)  

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CCSS.RL.8.4

CCSS.RL.7.4

CCSS.RI.7.4

CCSS.RI.8.4

CCSS.RI.9-10.4

The poet is ______________________ various types of power in The Power of a Smile.

(a)  

• comparing

• contrasting
• causing

• analyzing

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CCSS.RI. 9-10.9

CCSS.RL.6.2

CCSS.RL.7.2

CCSS.RL.8.2

CCSS.RL.9-10.2

What is the mood in the ending of The Power of a Smile?

(a)  

• content
• curious

• bitter
• regretful

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CCSS.RI. 9-10.9

CCSS.RL.6.2

CCSS.RL.7.2

CCSS.RL.8.2

CCSS.RL.9-10.2

A synonym for deceiving would be:

(a)  

• selfless

• truthful

• dishonest
• authentic

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CCSS.RL.8.4

CCSS.RL.7.4

CCSS.RI.7.4

CCSS.RI.8.4

CCSS.RI.9-10.4

Both poems contain repetition.

(a)  

• true
• false

• there is no repetition in either poem

An antonym for selfish would be:

(a)  

• dishonest

• greedy

• self-sufficient

• selfless

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CCSS.RL.8.4

CCSS.RL.7.4

CCSS.RI.7.4

CCSS.RI.8.4

CCSS.RI.9-10.4

In lines 7-8 of The Power of a Smile, Tupac used hyperbole to show:

• How easily a heart can be broken

• How a smile can have a positive effect

• How similar smiles and ice are

• How a smile is the only way to cure negative emotions

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CCSS.RL.8.4

CCSS.RL.7.10

CCSS.RL.7.5

CCSS.RL.8.10

CCSS.RL.8.5

In this line from Things That Make Hearts Break, how is the word dream being used: "and people who dream with their eyes open" (Line 3)

• noun; a wild or vain fancy

• noun; a succession of images passing through the mind during sleep

• verb; to indulge in daydreams

• adjective; too good to be true, ideal