Week 2 - Still I Rise / Mother To Son
Authored by Gregory Maneikis
English
9th - 11th Grade
CCSS covered
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1.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
3 mins • 1 pt
In "Still I Rise," what does Maya Angelou mean when she says "Bringing the gifts that my ancestors gave, I am the dream and the hope of the slave"
She means that her ancestors passed down pictures and jewelry for her to sell to her slave masters to buy her freedom.
She means that she is the reason why her ancestors endured slavery. She is saying that her ancestors knew that if they just tolerated being slaves for a few hundred years, eventually things would change.
She means that she is the physical embodiment of her ancestor's hopes and dreams. She is a free woman and she is living the life that her ancestors could only dream to live.
All of the above.
Tags
CCSS.RL.11-12.8
CCSS.RL.9-10.10
CCSS.RL.9-10.9
CCSS.RL.8.10
CCSS.RL.8.5
2.
MULTIPLE SELECT QUESTION
2 mins • 1 pt
"Still I Rise" and "Mother To Son" are similar in that
They both have a female speaker
They both deal with perseverance
They are both a mother's advice to her son
All of the above
Tags
CCSS.RI. 9-10.7
CCSS.RI.11-12.7
CCSS.RL.11-12.7
CCSS.RL.8.7
CCSS.RL.9-10.7
3.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
2 mins • 1 pt
In "Mother To Son" the "crystal stair" represents
The son's beautiful, crystal blue eyes
The idyllic life that the mother has not experienced
The jewelry that her ancestors passed down to her for her to pass on to her son.
Her life experiences.
Tags
CCSS.RL.11-12.8
CCSS.RL.9-10.10
CCSS.RL.9-10.9
CCSS.RL.8.4
CCSS.RL.8.5
4.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
1 min • 1 pt
In "Still I Rise" the speaker's audience is most likely
white people, especially those wishing for her to fail
her ancestors
her children
her husband
Tags
CCSS.RL.11-12.8
CCSS.RL.9-10.10
CCSS.RL.9-10.9
CCSS.RL.8.10
CCSS.RL.8.4
5.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
A ____________________ is a direct comparison that does not use "like" or "as"
simile
metaphor
inference
diction
Tags
CCSS.RL.11-12.3
CCSS.RL.6.3
CCSS.RL.7.3
CCSS.RL.8.3
CCSS.RL.9-10.3
6.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
______________________ is the author's word choice
tone
inference
diction
metaphor
Tags
CCSS.RL.11-12.3
CCSS.RL.6.3
CCSS.RL.7.3
CCSS.RL.8.3
CCSS.RL.9-10.3
7.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
Diction helps us understand the author's __________
tone
inference
complex
political beliefs
Tags
CCSS.RI. 9-10.6
CCSS.RI.11-12.6
CCSS.RI.8.9
CCSS.RL.11-12.6
CCSS.RL.9-10.6
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