They're Made of Meat Review and Reflection

What does the Meat represent in this story?

• Humans

• Cats

• Fish

• Trees

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CCSS.RL.7.1

CCSS.RL.7.2

Which line from the story best shows that Alien 1 understand that "meat" is able to think?

• “Nope. We thought of that, since they do have meat heads, like the weddilei. But I told you, we probed them. They’re meat all the way through.”

• “Oh, there’s a brain all right. It’s just that the brain is made out of meat! That’s what I’ve been trying to tell you.”

• None of the above options show that this alien understands meat can think

• “You’re not understanding, are you? You’re refusing to deal with what I’m telling you. The brain does the thinking. The meat.”

Which of the following statements shows that the alien cannot understand that the meat is able to think?

• “No brain?”

• “So... what does the thinking?”

• “Omigod. You’re serious then. They’re made out of meat.”

• “Thinking meat! You’re asking me to believe in thinking meat!”

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CCSS.RL.7.1

CCSS.RL.7.6

What type of message is the author trying to send with this text?

• He is trying to deter the American people from wanting to travel in space

• He is trying to show his audience how silly it is to be afraid of the unknown, which is often the cause for prejudice/racism

• He is trying to show the reader why we should be exploring space more than we are today

• He is trying to show the reader why eating meat is wrong and we should become vegetarian

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CCSS.RI.7.6

Which sentence from the text would best serve as evidence in proving the author is trying to send a message about racism?

• “It seems harsh, but there is a limit. Do we really want to make contact with meat?”

• “Cruel. But you said it yourself, who wants to meet meat?"

• “Thinking meat! You’re asking me to believe in thinking meat!”

• All of the above

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CCSS.RI.7.1

CCSS.RI.7.6

CCSS.RL.7.1

CCSS.W.7.9A

What is the aliens' solution for dealing with the ''meat'' in ''They're Made Out of Meat?''

• To invite meat over

• To find out more about meat

• To interact with meat

• To ignore meat

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CCSS.RL.7.1

The word, "Sentient," means to be living and self aware. What is NOT sentient?

• Human

• Cat

• Rock

• Dolphin

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CCSS.L.7.6

CCSS.RI.7.4

The word "Assume," means: "To have an idea about something without proof or evidence." The aliens assume many things about intelligent life. What is one assumption the aliens DID NOT have?

• Meat can be intelligent life

• Meat cannot be intelligent life

• Only non-meat creatures can be intelligent

• There is no intelligent life on planet Earth

Does anyone in the short story discover there are aliens on planet Earth?

• Yes

• No

The word, "Dehumanize," means: "To remove or lessen the positive qualities of human life." How do the aliens dehumanize people on Earth?

• They call people meat

• They say that meat has a short, meaningless life

• They say that meat is less intelligent than machines

• All of the answers

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CCSS.RI.7.1

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