Brown Girl Dreaming

What is the definition for the word "Squish"?

• Light and airy

• Spongy, cushioned feeling when walking

• Wind or spin around one another

• Turn around and around quickly

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CCSS.L.6.4A

CCSS.L.6.4C

CCSS.L.6.4D

CCSS.RI.6.4

Aside from the rain, what is the "brooklyn rain" also about?

• The poet's dad

• The poet's uncle

• The poet moving to a new city

• The poet's sister

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CCSS.RL.6.1

CCSS.RL.6.2

CCSS.RL.6.4

In "gifted" what does the poet say she wants to do one day?

• Dance

• Sing

• Catch words

• Make wishes

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CCSS.RL.6.1

CCSS.W.6.9A

What is the definition for the word "Humming"?

• Wind or spin around one another

• Turn around and around quickly

• Spongy, cushioned feeling when walking

• Singing with closed lips

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CCSS.L.6.4A

CCSS.L.6.4C

CCSS.L.6.4D

In the poem "sometimes" how does the POET respond to the father being gone?

• She accepts it and has come to terms with it

• She makes up stories

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CCSS.RL.6.1

CCSS.RL.6.2

In "sometimes" how does the Sister respond to the father being gone.

• She is devastated and makes up stories

• She accepts it and has come to terms with it

Tags

CCSS.RL.6.1

CCSS.RL.6.2

CCSS.RL.6.3

What is the definition for the word "Feathery"?

• Spongy, cushioned feeling when walking

• Light and airy like the touch of a feather

• Wind or spin around one another

• Turn around and around quickly

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CCSS.RI.6.4

CCSS.RL.6.4

What is the definition for the word "Twist"?

• Signaling someone to be quiet

• Wind or spin around one another

• Singing with closed lips

• Turn around and around quickly

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CCSS.L.6.4A

CCSS.L.6.4C

CCSS.RI.6.4

CCSS.RL.6.4

What is the definition for he world "Twirl"?

• Singing with closed lips

• Wind or spin around one another

• Turn around and around quickly

• Light and airy like the touch of a feather

Tags

CCSS.L.6.4C

CCSS.L.6.4D

What does nonfiction mean?

• A story that actually happened

• A story that is made up

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CCSS.L.6.4A

CCSS.RI.6.4